diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
index a94f7c849a4e..c99af71c0ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
-#include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -530,8 +529,7 @@ static void start_power_clamp_worker(unsigned long cpu)
 	struct powerclamp_worker_data *w_data = per_cpu_ptr(worker_data, cpu);
 	struct kthread_worker *worker;
 
-	worker = kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, KTW_FREEZABLE,
-					      "kidle_inject/%ld", cpu);
+	worker = kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(cpu, 0, "kidle_inject/%ld", cpu);
 	if (IS_ERR(worker))
 		return;
 
@@ -622,42 +620,34 @@ static void end_power_clamp(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static int powerclamp_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-				unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int powerclamp_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	unsigned long cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
-
-	if (false == clamping)
-		goto exit_ok;
-
-	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_ONLINE:
-		start_power_clamp_worker(cpu);
-		/* prefer BSP as controlling CPU */
-		if (cpu == 0) {
-			control_cpu = 0;
-			smp_mb();
-		}
-		break;
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-		if (test_bit(cpu, cpu_clamping_mask)) {
-			pr_err("cpu %lu dead but powerclamping thread is not\n",
-				cpu);
-			stop_power_clamp_worker(cpu);
-		}
-		if (cpu == control_cpu) {
-			control_cpu = smp_processor_id();
-			smp_mb();
-		}
+	if (clamping == false)
+		return 0;
+	start_power_clamp_worker(cpu);
+	/* prefer BSP as controlling CPU */
+	if (cpu == 0) {
+		control_cpu = 0;
+		smp_mb();
 	}
-
-exit_ok:
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block powerclamp_cpu_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = powerclamp_cpu_callback,
-};
+static int powerclamp_cpu_predown(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (clamping == false)
+		return 0;
+
+	stop_power_clamp_worker(cpu);
+	if (cpu != control_cpu)
+		return 0;
+
+	control_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+	if (control_cpu == cpu)
+		control_cpu = cpumask_next(cpu, cpu_online_mask);
+	smp_mb();
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static int powerclamp_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 				 unsigned long *state)
@@ -788,6 +778,8 @@ file_error:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(debug_dir);
 }
 
+static enum cpuhp_state hp_state;
+
 static int __init powerclamp_init(void)
 {
 	int retval;
@@ -805,7 +797,14 @@ static int __init powerclamp_init(void)
 
 	/* set default limit, maybe adjusted during runtime based on feedback */
 	window_size = 2;
-	register_hotcpu_notifier(&powerclamp_cpu_notifier);
+	retval = cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
+					   "thermal/intel_powerclamp:online",
+					   powerclamp_cpu_online,
+					   powerclamp_cpu_predown);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto exit_free;
+
+	hp_state = retval;
 
 	worker_data = alloc_percpu(struct powerclamp_worker_data);
 	if (!worker_data) {
@@ -830,7 +829,7 @@ static int __init powerclamp_init(void)
 exit_free_thread:
 	free_percpu(worker_data);
 exit_unregister:
-	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&powerclamp_cpu_notifier);
+	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(hp_state);
 exit_free:
 	kfree(cpu_clamping_mask);
 	return retval;
@@ -839,8 +838,8 @@ module_init(powerclamp_init);
 
 static void __exit powerclamp_exit(void)
 {
-	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&powerclamp_cpu_notifier);
 	end_power_clamp();
+	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(hp_state);
 	free_percpu(worker_data);
 	thermal_cooling_device_unregister(cooling_dev);
 	kfree(cpu_clamping_mask);