diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 368864d..37d1297 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
 config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
 	def_bool n
 
+config ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT
+	def_bool y
+
 config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index d2fabe7..794962d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 {
 	if (enabled_devices && (pm_idle != pm_idle_old)) {
 		pm_idle = pm_idle_old;
-		cpu_idle_wait();
+		cpuidle_kick_cpus();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 16a5154..cb95f5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@
 	state->driver_data = data;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT
+static inline void cpuidle_kick_cpus(void)
+{
+	cpu_idle_wait();
+}
+#else /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT */
+#error "Arch needs cpu_idle_wait() equivalent here"
+#endif /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT */
+#else /* !CONFIG_SMP */
+static inline void cpuidle_kick_cpus(void) {}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_SMP */
+
 struct cpuidle_state_kobj {
 	struct cpuidle_state *state;
 	struct completion kobj_unregister;