diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index b0f118e..cca4213 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 	spinlock_t		lock;
 	bool			enabled;	/* is this stopper enabled? */
 	struct list_head	works;		/* list of pending works */
-	struct task_struct	*thread;	/* stopper thread */
 };
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu_stopper, cpu_stopper);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, cpu_stopper_task);
 static bool stop_machine_initialized = false;
 
 static void cpu_stop_init_done(struct cpu_stop_done *done, unsigned int nr_todo)
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@
 }
 
 /* queue @work to @stopper.  if offline, @work is completed immediately */
-static void cpu_stop_queue_work(struct cpu_stopper *stopper,
-				struct cpu_stop_work *work)
+static void cpu_stop_queue_work(unsigned int cpu, struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 {
+	struct cpu_stopper *stopper = &per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu);
+	struct task_struct *p = per_cpu(cpu_stopper_task, cpu);
+
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&stopper->lock, flags);
 
 	if (stopper->enabled) {
 		list_add_tail(&work->list, &stopper->works);
-		wake_up_process(stopper->thread);
+		wake_up_process(p);
 	} else
 		cpu_stop_signal_done(work->done, false);
 
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@
 	struct cpu_stop_work work = { .fn = fn, .arg = arg, .done = &done };
 
 	cpu_stop_init_done(&done, 1);
-	cpu_stop_queue_work(&per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu), &work);
+	cpu_stop_queue_work(cpu, &work);
 	wait_for_completion(&done.completion);
 	return done.executed ? done.ret : -ENOENT;
 }
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@
 			struct cpu_stop_work *work_buf)
 {
 	*work_buf = (struct cpu_stop_work){ .fn = fn, .arg = arg, };
-	cpu_stop_queue_work(&per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu), work_buf);
+	cpu_stop_queue_work(cpu, work_buf);
 }
 
 DEFINE_MUTEX(stop_cpus_mutex);
@@ -159,8 +161,7 @@
 	 */
 	preempt_disable();
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpumask)
-		cpu_stop_queue_work(&per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu),
-				    &per_cpu(stop_cpus_work, cpu));
+		cpu_stop_queue_work(cpu, &per_cpu(stop_cpus_work, cpu));
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
@@ -304,12 +305,11 @@
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 	struct cpu_stopper *stopper = &per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu);
-	struct task_struct *p;
+	struct task_struct *p = per_cpu(cpu_stopper_task, cpu);
 
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-		BUG_ON(stopper->thread || stopper->enabled ||
-		       !list_empty(&stopper->works));
+		BUG_ON(p || stopper->enabled || !list_empty(&stopper->works));
 		p = kthread_create_on_node(cpu_stopper_thread,
 					   stopper,
 					   cpu_to_node(cpu),
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@
 		get_task_struct(p);
 		kthread_bind(p, cpu);
 		sched_set_stop_task(cpu, p);
-		stopper->thread = p;
+		per_cpu(cpu_stopper_task, cpu) = p;
 		break;
 
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
 		/* strictly unnecessary, as first user will wake it */
-		wake_up_process(stopper->thread);
+		wake_up_process(p);
 		/* mark enabled */
 		spin_lock_irq(&stopper->lock);
 		stopper->enabled = true;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
 
 		sched_set_stop_task(cpu, NULL);
 		/* kill the stopper */
-		kthread_stop(stopper->thread);
+		kthread_stop(p);
 		/* drain remaining works */
 		spin_lock_irq(&stopper->lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(work, &stopper->works, list)
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@
 		stopper->enabled = false;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&stopper->lock);
 		/* release the stopper */
-		put_task_struct(stopper->thread);
-		stopper->thread = NULL;
+		put_task_struct(p);
+		per_cpu(cpu_stopper_task, cpu) = NULL;
 		break;
 	}
 #endif