diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 575b7166cb08..d2b963db4254 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ extern int cpuidle_play_dead(void);
 extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
 
 extern struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
+static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void)
+{return __this_cpu_read(cpuidle_devices); }
 #else
 static inline void disable_cpuidle(void) { }
 static inline int cpuidle_select(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ static inline int cpuidle_play_dead(void) {return -ENODEV; }
 static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable) {}
 static inline struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(
 	struct cpuidle_device *dev) {return NULL; }
+static inline struct cpuidle_device *cpuidle_get_device(void) {return NULL; }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_NEEDS_CPU_IDLE_COUPLED
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index cf009fb0bc25..0282737944ba 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void __weak arch_cpu_idle(void)
  */
 static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 {
-	struct cpuidle_device *dev = __this_cpu_read(cpuidle_devices);
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev = cpuidle_get_device();
 	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_cpu_driver(dev);
 	int next_state, entered_state;
 	bool broadcast;