diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index c4f1d1f7bae0..c1fb255a60d6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static struct device_attribute pa6t_attrs[] = {
 #endif /* HAS_PPC_PMC_PA6T */
 #endif /* HAS_PPC_PMC_CLASSIC */
 
-static void register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
+static int register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
 	struct device *s = &c->dev;
@@ -782,11 +782,12 @@ static void register_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 #endif
 	cacheinfo_cpu_online(cpu);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-static void unregister_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
+static int unregister_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
 	struct device *s = &c->dev;
 	struct device_attribute *attrs, *pmc_attrs;
@@ -863,6 +864,8 @@ static void unregister_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 #endif
 	cacheinfo_cpu_offline(cpu);
+#endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
@@ -883,32 +886,6 @@ ssize_t arch_cpu_release(const char *buf, size_t count)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE */
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
-
-static int sysfs_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
-				      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned int)(long)hcpu;
-
-	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_ONLINE:
-	case CPU_ONLINE_FROZEN:
-		register_cpu_online(cpu);
-		break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
-		unregister_cpu_online(cpu);
-		break;
-#endif
-	}
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
-}
-
-static struct notifier_block sysfs_cpu_nb = {
-	.notifier_call	= sysfs_cpu_notify,
-};
-
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpu_mutex);
 
 int cpu_add_dev_attr(struct device_attribute *attr)
@@ -1023,12 +1000,10 @@ static DEVICE_ATTR(physical_id, 0444, show_physical_id, NULL);
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
 {
-	int cpu;
+	int cpu, r;
 
 	register_nodes();
 
-	cpu_notifier_register_begin();
-
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
 
@@ -1047,15 +1022,10 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 
 			device_create_file(&c->dev, &dev_attr_physical_id);
 		}
-
-		if (cpu_online(cpu))
-			register_cpu_online(cpu);
 	}
-
-	__register_cpu_notifier(&sysfs_cpu_nb);
-
-	cpu_notifier_register_done();
-
+	r = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "powerpc/topology:online",
+			      register_cpu_online, unregister_cpu_online);
+	WARN_ON(r < 0);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	sysfs_create_dscr_default();
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */