diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
index 97a1d40d8696..ffd61d55fb25 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/core-book3s.c
@@ -2158,31 +2158,15 @@ static void perf_event_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		irq_exit();
 }
 
-static void power_pmu_setup(int cpu)
+int power_pmu_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
 
-	if (!ppmu)
-		return;
-	memset(cpuhw, 0, sizeof(*cpuhw));
-	cpuhw->mmcr[0] = MMCR0_FC;
-}
-
-static int
-power_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
-
-	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-		power_pmu_setup(cpu);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
+	if (ppmu) {
+		memset(cpuhw, 0, sizeof(*cpuhw));
+		cpuhw->mmcr[0] = MMCR0_FC;
 	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
@@ -2205,7 +2189,7 @@ int register_power_pmu(struct power_pmu *pmu)
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
 	perf_pmu_register(&power_pmu, "cpu", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
-	perf_cpu_notifier(power_pmu_notifier);
-
+	cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_PERF_POWER, "PERF_POWER",
+			  power_pmu_prepare_cpu, NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index d54973e62366..b265e992a481 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_AMD_UNCORE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_BFIN,
+	CPUHP_PERF_POWER,
 	CPUHP_NOTIFY_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_BRINGUP_CPU,
 	CPUHP_AP_IDLE_DEAD,