diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 2c7ed31c736e..e02ac377ed64 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -982,7 +982,6 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 	}
 
 	cpu_hotplug_disable();
-	stop_topology_update();
 
 	/* Call function on all CPUs.  One of us will make the
 	 * rtas call
@@ -995,7 +994,6 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 	if (atomic_read(&data.error) != 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error doing global join\n");
 
-	start_topology_update();
 	cpu_hotplug_enable();
 
 	/* Take down CPUs not online prior to suspend */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index 055b211b7126..693ae1c1acba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,10 @@ int start_topology_update(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	pr_info("Starting topology update%s%s\n",
+		(prrn_enabled ? " prrn_enabled" : ""),
+		(vphn_enabled ? " vphn_enabled" : ""));
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1542,6 +1546,8 @@ int stop_topology_update(void)
 		rc = del_timer_sync(&topology_timer);
 	}
 
+	pr_info("Stopping topology update\n");
+
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
index 6f27d00505cf..88925f8ca8a0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ static ssize_t migration_store(struct class *class,
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	stop_topology_update();
+
 	do {
 		rc = rtas_ibm_suspend_me(streamid);
 		if (rc == -EAGAIN)
@@ -370,6 +372,9 @@ static ssize_t migration_store(struct class *class,
 		return rc;
 
 	post_mobility_fixup();
+
+	start_topology_update();
+
 	return count;
 }