diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 6b7bcc7e3e1d..10a2d913635a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -834,8 +834,8 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c1(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
 	/* Do not access any ACPI IO ports in suspend path */
 	if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-		acpi_safe_halt();
 		local_irq_enable();
+		cpu_relax();
 		return 0;
 	}