diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
index ddc392bee243..f2a234b390e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ static void inquire_remote_apic(int apicid)
  */
 static int __cpuinit wakeup_secondary_via_INIT(int phys_apicid, unsigned int start_rip)
 {
-	unsigned long send_status = 0, accept_status = 0;
-	int maxlvt, timeout, num_starts, j;
+	unsigned long send_status, accept_status = 0;
+	int maxlvt, num_starts, j;
 
 	Dprintk("Asserting INIT.\n");
 
@@ -446,12 +446,7 @@ static int __cpuinit wakeup_secondary_via_INIT(int phys_apicid, unsigned int sta
 				| APIC_DM_INIT);
 
 	Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-	timeout = 0;
-	do {
-		Dprintk("+");
-		udelay(100);
-		send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-	} while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+	send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
 	mdelay(10);
 
@@ -464,12 +459,7 @@ static int __cpuinit wakeup_secondary_via_INIT(int phys_apicid, unsigned int sta
 	apic_write(APIC_ICR, APIC_INT_LEVELTRIG | APIC_DM_INIT);
 
 	Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-	timeout = 0;
-	do {
-		Dprintk("+");
-		udelay(100);
-		send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-	} while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+	send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
 	mb();
 	atomic_set(&init_deasserted, 1);
@@ -508,12 +498,7 @@ static int __cpuinit wakeup_secondary_via_INIT(int phys_apicid, unsigned int sta
 		Dprintk("Startup point 1.\n");
 
 		Dprintk("Waiting for send to finish...\n");
-		timeout = 0;
-		do {
-			Dprintk("+");
-			udelay(100);
-			send_status = apic_read(APIC_ICR) & APIC_ICR_BUSY;
-		} while (send_status && (timeout++ < 1000));
+		send_status = safe_apic_wait_icr_idle();
 
 		/*
 		 * Give the other CPU some time to accept the IPI.