diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
index 99182a41..4a0f5a1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/process.c
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@
 /*
  * Need to know about CPUs going idle?
  */
-static struct notifier_block *idle_chain;
+static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(idle_chain);
 
 int register_idle_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	return notifier_chain_register(&idle_chain, nb);
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&idle_chain, nb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_idle_notifier);
 
 int unregister_idle_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	return notifier_chain_unregister(&idle_chain, nb);
+	return atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&idle_chain, nb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_idle_notifier);
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 	/* disable monitor call class 0 */
 	__ctl_clear_bit(8, 15);
 
-	notifier_call_chain(&idle_chain, CPU_NOT_IDLE,
+	atomic_notifier_call_chain(&idle_chain, CPU_NOT_IDLE,
 			    (void *)(long) smp_processor_id());
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	rc = notifier_call_chain(&idle_chain, CPU_IDLE, (void *)(long) cpu);
+	rc = atomic_notifier_call_chain(&idle_chain,
+			CPU_IDLE, (void *)(long) cpu);
 	if (rc != NOTIFY_OK && rc != NOTIFY_DONE)
 		BUG();
 	if (rc != NOTIFY_OK) {