diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
index 513e03d138ea..8331cb0d3461 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #define sev()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sev" : : : "memory")
 #define wfe()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("wfe" : : : "memory")
 #define wfi()	__asm__ __volatile__ ("wfi" : : : "memory")
+#else
+#define wfe()	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
index 8a1e8e995dae..08509183c7df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ extern void release_thread(struct task_struct *);
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ == 6 || defined(CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_754327)
-#define cpu_relax()			smp_mb()
+#define cpu_relax()						\
+	do {							\
+		smp_mb();					\
+		__asm__ __volatile__("nop; nop; nop; nop; nop; nop; nop; nop; nop; nop;");	\
+	} while (0)
 #else
 #define cpu_relax()			barrier()
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index b18c1ea56bed..ef6b27fe1d2e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -87,8 +87,11 @@ void machine_crash_nonpanic_core(void *unused)
 
 	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), false);
 	atomic_dec(&waiting_for_crash_ipi);
-	while (1)
+
+	while (1) {
 		cpu_relax();
+		wfe();
+	}
 }
 
 static void machine_kexec_mask_interrupts(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index bc83ec7ed53f..7a5dc011c523 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -602,8 +602,10 @@ static void ipi_cpu_stop(unsigned int cpu)
 	local_fiq_disable();
 	local_irq_disable();
 
-	while (1)
+	while (1) {
 		cpu_relax();
+		wfe();
+	}
 }
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct completion *, cpu_completion);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
index f1ca9479491b..9e14604b9642 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
@@ -533,8 +533,10 @@ void omap_prm_reset_system(void)
 
 	prm_ll_data->reset_system();
 
-	while (1)
+	while (1) {
 		cpu_relax();
+		wfe();
+	}
 }
 
 /**