diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index a3caf6866bae..44a11f1ccaf2 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ int cpu_down(unsigned int cpu);
 #define lock_cpu_hotplug()	do { } while (0)
 #define unlock_cpu_hotplug()	do { } while (0)
 #define lock_cpu_hotplug_interruptible() 0
-#define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)
-#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)
-#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)
+#define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	do { } while (0)
+#define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	do { } while (0)
+#define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	do { } while (0)
 
 /* CPUs don't go offline once they're online w/o CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 static inline int cpu_is_offline(int cpu) { return 0; }