diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 53c7b69..c45ca6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -479,12 +479,11 @@
 static int check_supported_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	cpumask_t oldmask;
-	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr(cpu_mask, cpu);
 	u32 eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
 	unsigned int rc = 0;
 
 	oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_mask);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
 
 	if (smp_processor_id() != cpu) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", cpu);
@@ -1017,7 +1016,6 @@
 static int powernowk8_target(struct cpufreq_policy *pol, unsigned targfreq, unsigned relation)
 {
 	cpumask_t oldmask;
-	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr(cpu_mask, pol->cpu);
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data = per_cpu(powernow_data, pol->cpu);
 	u32 checkfid;
 	u32 checkvid;
@@ -1032,7 +1030,7 @@
 
 	/* only run on specific CPU from here on */
 	oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_mask);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu));
 
 	if (smp_processor_id() != pol->cpu) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", pol->cpu);
@@ -1107,7 +1105,6 @@
 {
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
 	cpumask_t oldmask;
-	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr_declare(newmask);
 	int rc;
 
 	if (!cpu_online(pol->cpu))
@@ -1159,8 +1156,7 @@
 
 	/* only run on specific CPU from here on */
 	oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
-	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr_next(newmask, pol->cpu);
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, newmask);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu));
 
 	if (smp_processor_id() != pol->cpu) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "limiting to cpu %u failed\n", pol->cpu);
@@ -1182,7 +1178,7 @@
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &oldmask);
 
 	if (cpu_family == CPU_HW_PSTATE)
-		pol->cpus = *newmask;
+		pol->cpus = cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu);
 	else
 		pol->cpus = per_cpu(cpu_core_map, pol->cpu);
 	data->available_cores = &(pol->cpus);
@@ -1248,7 +1244,6 @@
 {
 	struct powernow_k8_data *data;
 	cpumask_t oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
-	cpumask_of_cpu_ptr(newmask, cpu);
 	unsigned int khz = 0;
 	unsigned int first;
 
@@ -1258,7 +1253,7 @@
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, newmask);
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
 	if (smp_processor_id() != cpu) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX
 			"limiting to CPU %d failed in powernowk8_get\n", cpu);