diff --git a/lib/percpu_counter.c b/lib/percpu_counter.c
index 8280a5d..7dd33577 100644
--- a/lib/percpu_counter.c
+++ b/lib/percpu_counter.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 	struct percpu_counter *fbc;
 
 	compute_batch_value();
-	if (action != CPU_DEAD)
+	if (action != CPU_DEAD && action != CPU_DEAD_FROZEN)
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 
 	cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;