diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
index b949edcec200..172aef7d3159 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ void __cpuinit online_secondary(void)
 	/* This must be done before setting cpu_online_mask */
 	wmb();
 
+	notify_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
+
 	/*
 	 * We need to hold call_lock, so there is no inconsistency
 	 * between the time smp_call_function() determines number of