diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 3d4206a..36e7084 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND_SMP
+/* Needed to prevent the microcode driver from requesting firmware in its CPU
+ * hotplug notifier during the suspend/resume.
+ */
+int suspend_cpu_hotplug;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(suspend_cpu_hotplug);
+
 static cpumask_t frozen_cpus;
 
 int disable_nonboot_cpus(void)
@@ -261,16 +267,8 @@
 	int cpu, first_cpu, error = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
-	first_cpu = first_cpu(cpu_present_map);
-	if (!cpu_online(first_cpu)) {
-		error = _cpu_up(first_cpu);
-		if (error) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "Could not bring CPU%d up.\n",
-				first_cpu);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
+	suspend_cpu_hotplug = 1;
+	first_cpu = first_cpu(cpu_online_map);
 	/* We take down all of the non-boot CPUs in one shot to avoid races
 	 * with the userspace trying to use the CPU hotplug at the same time
 	 */
@@ -296,7 +294,7 @@
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Non-boot CPUs are not disabled\n");
 	}
-out:
+	suspend_cpu_hotplug = 0;
 	mutex_unlock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -308,20 +306,22 @@
 	/* Allow everyone to use the CPU hotplug again */
 	mutex_lock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 	cpu_hotplug_disabled = 0;
-	mutex_unlock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 	if (cpus_empty(frozen_cpus))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
+	suspend_cpu_hotplug = 1;
 	printk("Enabling non-boot CPUs ...\n");
 	for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, frozen_cpus) {
-		error = cpu_up(cpu);
+		error = _cpu_up(cpu);
 		if (!error) {
 			printk("CPU%d is up\n", cpu);
 			continue;
 		}
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Error taking CPU%d up: %d\n",
-			cpu, error);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Error taking CPU%d up: %d\n", cpu, error);
 	}
 	cpus_clear(frozen_cpus);
+	suspend_cpu_hotplug = 0;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&cpu_add_remove_lock);
 }
 #endif