diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index bd18bb8b2770..f0e50a0f3a65 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -1051,21 +1051,26 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 		}
 	}
 
+	cpu_notifier_register_begin();
+
 	err = init_hyp_mode();
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	err = register_cpu_notifier(&hyp_init_cpu_nb);
+	err = __register_cpu_notifier(&hyp_init_cpu_nb);
 	if (err) {
 		kvm_err("Cannot register HYP init CPU notifier (%d)\n", err);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
+
 	hyp_cpu_pm_init();
 
 	kvm_coproc_table_init();
 	return 0;
 out_err:
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
 	return err;
 }