diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h
index 615fa9061b57..22998a8f8d28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ipi.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static inline void
 	native_apic_mem_write(APIC_ICR, cfg);
 }
 
+extern void default_send_IPI_single_phys(int cpu, int vector);
 extern void default_send_IPI_mask_sequence_phys(const struct cpumask *mask,
 						 int vector);
 extern void default_send_IPI_mask_allbutself_phys(const struct cpumask *mask,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
index 62071569bd50..4fcffbf024c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@
 #include <asm/proto.h>
 #include <asm/ipi.h>
 
+void default_send_IPI_single_phys(int cpu, int vector)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	__default_send_IPI_dest_field(per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_apicid, cpu),
+				      vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
 void default_send_IPI_mask_sequence_phys(const struct cpumask *mask, int vector)
 {
 	unsigned long query_cpu;