diff --git a/arch/cris/Kconfig b/arch/cris/Kconfig
index 06dd026533e3..1dd36355a3cd 100644
--- a/arch/cris/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/cris/Kconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ config CRIS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
 	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD if ETRAX_ARCH_V32
+	select GENERIC_IDLE_LOOP
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS2
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
index b1018750cffb..2ba23c13df68 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/process.c
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ void etrax_gpio_wake_up_check(void); /* drivers/gpio.c */
 void default_idle(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ETRAX_GPIO
-  etrax_gpio_wake_up_check();
+	etrax_gpio_wake_up_check();
 #endif
+	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
index 4857933d59f4..57451faa9b20 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/process.c
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@ extern void stop_watchdog(void);
 /* We use this if we don't have any better idle routine. */
 void default_idle(void)
 {
-	local_irq_disable();
-	if (!need_resched()) {
-		/* Halt until exception. */
-		__asm__ volatile("ei    \n\t"
-				 "halt      ");
-	}
-	local_irq_enable();
+	/* Halt until exception. */
+	__asm__ volatile("ei    \n\t"
+			 "halt      ");
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/smp.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/smp.c
index 04a16edd5401..cdd12028de0c 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/smp.c
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ smp_boot_one_cpu(int cpuid, struct task_struct idle)
  * specific stuff such as the local timer and the MMU. */
 void __init smp_callin(void)
 {
-	extern void cpu_idle(void);
-
 	int cpu = cpu_now_booting;
 	reg_intr_vect_rw_mask vect_mask = {0};
 
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ void __init smp_callin(void)
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
-	cpu_idle();
+	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_ONLINE);
 }
 
 /* Stop execution on this CPU.*/
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
index 508c9cdacc7b..b78498eb079b 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/process.c
@@ -34,29 +34,9 @@ extern void default_idle(void);
 void (*pm_power_off)(void);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_power_off);
 
-/*
- * The idle thread. There's no useful work to be
- * done, so just try to conserve power and have a
- * low exit latency (ie sit in a loop waiting for
- * somebody to say that they'd like to reschedule)
- */
-
-void cpu_idle (void)
+void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
-	/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
-	while (1) {
-		rcu_idle_enter();
-		while (!need_resched()) {
-			/*
-			 * Mark this as an RCU critical section so that
-			 * synchronize_kernel() in the unload path waits
-			 * for our completion.
-			 */
-			default_idle();
-		}
-		rcu_idle_exit();
-		schedule_preempt_disabled();
-	}
+	default_idle();
 }
 
 void hard_reset_now (void);