diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
index d71e585..227c1c3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@
 				break;
 
 			if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_ONLINE) {
+				set_preferred_offline_state(cpu, CPU_STATE_OFFLINE);
 				cpu_maps_update_done();
 				rc = cpu_down(cpu);
 				if (rc)