diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
index dff88aa7e3778e9ec55d7edee2106fcaf84db7d2..33aab89259f3a5df6daa2c2f37ff7e1459bc827e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int octeon_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 
-	switch (action) {
+	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 		octeon_update_boot_vector(cpu);
 		break;