diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c2f5498d207f..30e90a2d53f4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@ config MIPS_CPS
 	select MIPS_CM
 	select MIPS_CPS_PM if HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SMP
+	select HOTPLUG_CORE_SYNC_DEAD if HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYNC_R4K if (CEVT_R4K || CSRC_R4K)
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SMT if CPU_MIPSR6
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
index 4212584e6efa..33c09688210f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/smp.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ void play_dead(void)
 	int cpu = cpu_number_map(cvmx_get_core_num());
 
 	idle_task_exit();
+	cpuhp_ap_report_dead();
 	octeon_processor_boot = 0xff;
 	per_cpu(cpu_state, cpu) = CPU_DEAD;
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
index 0145bbfb5efb..5719ff49eff1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/smp-ops.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct plat_smp_ops {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	int (*cpu_disable)(void);
 	void (*cpu_die)(unsigned int cpu);
+	void (*cleanup_dead_cpu)(unsigned cpu);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 	void (*kexec_nonboot_cpu)(void);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
index 15466d4cf4a0..c074ecce3fbf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static void bmips_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 void __ref play_dead(void)
 {
 	idle_task_exit();
+	cpuhp_ap_report_dead();
 
 	/* flush data cache */
 	_dma_cache_wback_inv(0, ~0);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
index 62f677b2306f..d7fdbec232da 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-cps.c
@@ -503,8 +503,7 @@ void play_dead(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* This CPU has chosen its way out */
-	(void)cpu_report_death();
+	cpuhp_ap_report_dead();
 
 	cps_shutdown_this_cpu(cpu_death);
 
@@ -527,7 +526,9 @@ static void wait_for_sibling_halt(void *ptr_cpu)
 	} while (!(halted & TCHALT_H));
 }
 
-static void cps_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
+static void cps_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu) { }
+
+static void cps_cleanup_dead_cpu(unsigned cpu)
 {
 	unsigned core = cpu_core(&cpu_data[cpu]);
 	unsigned int vpe_id = cpu_vpe_id(&cpu_data[cpu]);
@@ -535,12 +536,6 @@ static void cps_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 	unsigned stat;
 	int err;
 
-	/* Wait for the cpu to choose its way out */
-	if (!cpu_wait_death(cpu, 5)) {
-		pr_err("CPU%u: didn't offline\n", cpu);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Now wait for the CPU to actually offline. Without doing this that
 	 * offlining may race with one or more of:
@@ -624,6 +619,7 @@ static const struct plat_smp_ops cps_smp_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_disable		= cps_cpu_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= cps_cpu_die,
+	.cleanup_dead_cpu	= cps_cleanup_dead_cpu,
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 	.kexec_nonboot_cpu	= cps_kexec_nonboot_cpu,
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 1d93b85271ba..90c71d800b59 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -690,6 +690,14 @@ void flush_tlb_one(unsigned long vaddr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_tlb_page);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_tlb_one);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CORE_SYNC_DEAD
+void arch_cpuhp_cleanup_dead_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	if (mp_ops->cleanup_dead_cpu)
+		mp_ops->cleanup_dead_cpu(cpu);
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 
 static void tick_broadcast_callee(void *info)
diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson64/smp.c b/arch/mips/loongson64/smp.c
index b0e8bb9fa036..cdecd7af11a6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson64/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson64/smp.c
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ void play_dead(void)
 	void (*play_dead_at_ckseg1)(int *);
 
 	idle_task_exit();
+	cpuhp_ap_report_dead();
 
 	prid_imp = read_c0_prid() & PRID_IMP_MASK;
 	prid_rev = read_c0_prid() & PRID_REV_MASK;