diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index b24d860bbab9..c06cac543f18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ static void nmi_stop_this_cpu(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	/*
 	 * IRQs are already hard disabled by the smp_handle_nmi_ipi.
 	 */
+	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), false);
+
 	spin_begin();
 	while (1)
 		spin_cpu_relax();
@@ -603,6 +605,15 @@ void smp_send_stop(void)
 static void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy)
 {
 	hard_irq_disable();
+
+	/*
+	 * Offlining CPUs in stop_this_cpu can result in scheduler warnings,
+	 * (see commit de6e5d38417e), but printk_safe_flush_on_panic() wants
+	 * to know other CPUs are offline before it breaks locks to flush
+	 * printk buffers, in case we panic()ed while holding the lock.
+	 */
+	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), false);
+
 	spin_begin();
 	while (1)
 		spin_cpu_relax();