diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
index c4ebf8c5d884..6844ba361616 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_fcoe.c
@@ -2624,12 +2624,11 @@ static struct fcoe_transport bnx2fc_transport = {
 };
 
 /**
- * bnx2fc_percpu_thread_create - Create a receive thread for an
- *				 online CPU
+ * bnx2fc_cpu_online - Create a receive thread for an  online CPU
  *
  * @cpu: cpu index for the online cpu
  */
-static void bnx2fc_percpu_thread_create(unsigned int cpu)
+static int bnx2fc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct bnx2fc_percpu_s *p;
 	struct task_struct *thread;
@@ -2639,15 +2638,17 @@ static void bnx2fc_percpu_thread_create(unsigned int cpu)
 	thread = kthread_create_on_node(bnx2fc_percpu_io_thread,
 					(void *)p, cpu_to_node(cpu),
 					"bnx2fc_thread/%d", cpu);
+	if (IS_ERR(thread))
+		return PTR_ERR(thread);
+
 	/* bind thread to the cpu */
-	if (likely(!IS_ERR(thread))) {
-		kthread_bind(thread, cpu);
-		p->iothread = thread;
-		wake_up_process(thread);
-	}
+	kthread_bind(thread, cpu);
+	p->iothread = thread;
+	wake_up_process(thread);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(unsigned int cpu)
+static int bnx2fc_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct bnx2fc_percpu_s *p;
 	struct task_struct *thread;
@@ -2661,7 +2662,6 @@ static void bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(unsigned int cpu)
 	thread = p->iothread;
 	p->iothread = NULL;
 
-
 	/* Free all work in the list */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(work, tmp, &p->work_list, list) {
 		list_del_init(&work->list);
@@ -2673,20 +2673,6 @@ static void bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (thread)
 		kthread_stop(thread);
-}
-
-
-static int bnx2fc_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	printk(PFX "CPU %x online: Create Rx thread\n", cpu);
-	bnx2fc_percpu_thread_create(cpu);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int bnx2fc_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	printk(PFX "CPU %x offline: Remove Rx thread\n", cpu);
-	bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2761,31 +2747,16 @@ static int __init bnx2fc_mod_init(void)
 		spin_lock_init(&p->fp_work_lock);
 	}
 
-	get_online_cpus();
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		bnx2fc_percpu_thread_create(cpu);
-
-	rc = cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
-						  "scsi/bnx2fc:online",
-						  bnx2fc_cpu_online, NULL);
+	rc = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "scsi/bnx2fc:online",
+			       bnx2fc_cpu_online, bnx2fc_cpu_offline);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		goto stop_threads;
+		goto stop_thread;
 	bnx2fc_online_state = rc;
 
-	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2FC_DEAD,
-					     "scsi/bnx2fc:dead",
-					     NULL, bnx2fc_cpu_dead);
-	put_online_cpus();
-
 	cnic_register_driver(CNIC_ULP_FCOE, &bnx2fc_cnic_cb);
-
 	return 0;
 
-stop_threads:
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
-		bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
-	put_online_cpus();
+stop_thread:
 	kthread_stop(l2_thread);
 free_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(bnx2fc_wq);
@@ -2804,7 +2775,6 @@ static void __exit bnx2fc_mod_exit(void)
 	struct fcoe_percpu_s *bg;
 	struct task_struct *l2_thread;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	unsigned int cpu = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: Since cnic calls register_driver routine rtnl_lock,
@@ -2845,16 +2815,7 @@ static void __exit bnx2fc_mod_exit(void)
 	if (l2_thread)
 		kthread_stop(l2_thread);
 
-	get_online_cpus();
-	/* Destroy per cpu threads */
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		bnx2fc_percpu_thread_destroy(cpu);
-	}
-
-	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(bnx2fc_online_state);
-	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls_cpuslocked(CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2FC_DEAD);
-
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpuhp_remove_state(bnx2fc_online_state);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(bnx2fc_wq);
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index b56573bf440d..2e7b1731ad12 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_PCI_XGENE_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_IOMMU_INTEL_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_LUSTRE_CFS_DEAD,
-	CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2FC_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_SCSI_BNX2I_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_WORKQUEUE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_POWER_NUMA_PREPARE,