diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index c2cf149..82ee321 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	CPUHP_X86_HPET_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_X86_APB_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD,
+	CPUHP_SLUB_DEAD,
 	CPUHP_WORKQUEUE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_POWER_NUMA_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_HRTIMERS_PREPARE,
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 9adae58..2b3e740 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@
 #define __OBJECT_POISON		0x80000000UL /* Poison object */
 #define __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE	0x40000000UL /* Use cmpxchg_double */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-static struct notifier_block slab_notifier;
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Tracking user of a slab.
  */
@@ -2305,6 +2301,25 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Use the cpu notifier to insure that the cpu slabs are flushed when
+ * necessary.
+ */
+static int slub_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct kmem_cache *s;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		__flush_cpu_slab(s, cpu);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Check if the objects in a per cpu structure fit numa
  * locality expectations.
  */
@@ -4144,9 +4159,8 @@
 	/* Setup random freelists for each cache */
 	init_freelist_randomization();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	register_cpu_notifier(&slab_notifier);
-#endif
+	cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_SLUB_DEAD, "slub:dead", NULL,
+				  slub_cpu_dead);
 
 	pr_info("SLUB: HWalign=%d, Order=%d-%d, MinObjects=%d, CPUs=%d, Nodes=%d\n",
 		cache_line_size(),
@@ -4210,43 +4224,6 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-/*
- * Use the cpu notifier to insure that the cpu slabs are flushed when
- * necessary.
- */
-static int slab_cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-		unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	long cpu = (long)hcpu;
-	struct kmem_cache *s;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
-	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-	case CPU_DEAD_FROZEN:
-		mutex_lock(&slab_mutex);
-		list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list) {
-			local_irq_save(flags);
-			__flush_cpu_slab(s, cpu);
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&slab_mutex);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
-}
-
-static struct notifier_block slab_notifier = {
-	.notifier_call = slab_cpuup_callback
-};
-
-#endif
-
 void *__kmalloc_track_caller(size_t size, gfp_t gfpflags, unsigned long caller)
 {
 	struct kmem_cache *s;