diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index fe0298e..e8904c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	register_cpu_notifier(&fn##_nb);			\
 }
 int cpu_down(unsigned int cpu);
+extern int __attribute__((weak)) smp_prepare_cpu(int cpu);
 #define cpu_is_offline(cpu) unlikely(!cpu_online(cpu))
 #else
 #define lock_cpu_hotplug()	do { } while (0)