diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index ac6fd2dabf6a..7011e87be6d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -5032,9 +5032,9 @@ static ssize_t freeze_on_smi_store(struct device *cdev,
 
 	x86_pmu.attr_freeze_on_smi = val;
 
-	get_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	on_each_cpu(flip_smm_bit, &val, 1);
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 done:
 	mutex_unlock(&freeze_on_smi_mutex);
 
@@ -5077,9 +5077,9 @@ static ssize_t set_sysctl_tfa(struct device *cdev,
 
 	allow_tsx_force_abort = val;
 
-	get_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	on_each_cpu(update_tfa_sched, NULL, 1);
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
index b044577785bb..7f406c14715f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static __init int pt_init(void)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_INTEL_PT))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	get_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_lock();
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		u64 ctl;
 
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static __init int pt_init(void)
 		if (!ret && (ctl & RTIT_CTL_TRACEEN))
 			prior_warn++;
 	}
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 
 	if (prior_warn) {
 		x86_add_exclusive(x86_lbr_exclusive_pt);