diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
index 35ddb6da93aa..90f33efee5fc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ static void us2e_transition(unsigned long estar, unsigned long new_bits,
 			    unsigned long clock_tick,
 			    unsigned long old_divisor, unsigned long divisor)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
 	estar &= ~ESTAR_MODE_DIV_MASK;
 
 	/* This is based upon the state transition diagram in the IIe manual.  */
@@ -152,8 +148,6 @@ static void us2e_transition(unsigned long estar, unsigned long new_bits,
 	} else {
 		BUG();
 	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 static unsigned long index_to_estar_mode(unsigned int index)
@@ -229,48 +223,51 @@ static unsigned long estar_to_divisor(unsigned long estar)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void __us2e_freq_get(void *arg)
+{
+	unsigned long *estar = arg;
+
+	*estar = read_hbreg(HBIRD_ESTAR_MODE_ADDR);
+}
+
 static unsigned int us2e_freq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	cpumask_t cpus_allowed;
 	unsigned long clock_tick, estar;
 
-	cpumask_copy(&cpus_allowed, &current->cpus_allowed);
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
-
 	clock_tick = sparc64_get_clock_tick(cpu) / 1000;
-	estar = read_hbreg(HBIRD_ESTAR_MODE_ADDR);
-
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
+	if (smp_call_function_single(cpu, __us2e_freq_get, &estar, 1))
+		return 0;
 
 	return clock_tick / estar_to_divisor(estar);
 }
 
-static int us2e_freq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
+static void __us2e_freq_target(void *arg)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	unsigned int *index = arg;
 	unsigned long new_bits, new_freq;
 	unsigned long clock_tick, divisor, old_divisor, estar;
-	cpumask_t cpus_allowed;
-
-	cpumask_copy(&cpus_allowed, &current->cpus_allowed);
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	new_freq = clock_tick = sparc64_get_clock_tick(cpu) / 1000;
-	new_bits = index_to_estar_mode(index);
-	divisor = index_to_divisor(index);
+	new_bits = index_to_estar_mode(*index);
+	divisor = index_to_divisor(*index);
 	new_freq /= divisor;
 
 	estar = read_hbreg(HBIRD_ESTAR_MODE_ADDR);
 
 	old_divisor = estar_to_divisor(estar);
 
-	if (old_divisor != divisor)
+	if (old_divisor != divisor) {
 		us2e_transition(estar, new_bits, clock_tick * 1000,
 				old_divisor, divisor);
+	}
+}
 
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
+static int us2e_freq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 
-	return 0;
+	return smp_call_function_single(cpu, __us2e_freq_target, &index, 1);
 }
 
 static int __init us2e_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)