diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
index acf9c0361d9f..34704b0451b4 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
 
 #include <linux/i8k.h>
 
@@ -134,11 +136,11 @@ static inline const char *i8k_get_dmi_data(int field)
 /*
  * Call the System Management Mode BIOS. Code provided by Jonathan Buzzard.
  */
-static int i8k_smm(struct smm_regs *regs)
+static int i8k_smm_func(void *par)
 {
 	int rc;
+	struct smm_regs *regs = par;
 	int eax = regs->eax;
-	cpumask_var_t old_mask;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	int ebx = regs->ebx;
@@ -149,16 +151,8 @@ static int i8k_smm(struct smm_regs *regs)
 #endif
 
 	/* SMM requires CPU 0 */
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&old_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	cpumask_copy(old_mask, &current->cpus_allowed);
-	rc = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(0));
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-	if (smp_processor_id() != 0) {
-		rc = -EBUSY;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (smp_processor_id() != 0)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 	asm volatile("pushq %%rax\n\t"
@@ -216,10 +210,6 @@ static int i8k_smm(struct smm_regs *regs)
 	if (rc != 0 || (regs->eax & 0xffff) == 0xffff || regs->eax == eax)
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 
-out:
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, old_mask);
-	free_cpumask_var(old_mask);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	rettime = ktime_get();
 	delta = ktime_sub(rettime, calltime);
@@ -231,6 +221,20 @@ out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Call the System Management Mode BIOS.
+ */
+static int i8k_smm(struct smm_regs *regs)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	get_online_cpus();
+	ret = smp_call_on_cpu(0, i8k_smm_func, regs, true);
+	put_online_cpus();
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Read the fan status.
  */