diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index f13783e..ea40388 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -256,9 +256,19 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
-	/* we online node here. we have no error path from here. */
+	/* we online node here. we can't roll back from here. */
 	node_set_online(nid);
 
+	if (new_pgdat) {
+		ret = register_one_node(nid);
+		/*
+		 * If sysfs file of new node can't create, cpu on the node
+		 * can't be hot-added. There is no rollback way now.
+		 * So, check by BUG_ON() to catch it reluctantly..
+		 */
+		BUG_ON(ret);
+	}
+
 	/* register this memory as resource */
 	register_memory_resource(start, size);