diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index ee57a42e6e93..4890ac6d7faa 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -1595,10 +1595,9 @@ static void stop_run(struct shutdown_trigger *trigger)
 {
 	if (strcmp(trigger->name, ON_PANIC_STR) == 0)
 		disabled_wait((unsigned long) __builtin_return_address(0));
-	else {
-		signal_processor(smp_processor_id(), sigp_stop);
-		for (;;);
-	}
+	while (signal_processor(smp_processor_id(), sigp_stop) == sigp_busy)
+		cpu_relax();
+	for (;;);
 }
 
 static struct shutdown_action stop_action = {SHUTDOWN_ACTION_STOP_STR,
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index c699ac538c49..c99c45b848e3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 void cpu_die(void)
 {
 	idle_task_exit();
-	signal_processor(smp_processor_id(), sigp_stop);
-	BUG();
+	while (signal_processor(smp_processor_id(), sigp_stop) == sigp_busy)
+		cpu_relax();
 	for (;;);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
index 7c8653e27db6..0f4ef3b856d9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/swsusp_asm64.S
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ pgm_check_entry:
 	brc	2,4b			/* busy, try again */
 5:
 	sigp	%r9,%r2,__SIGP_STOP	/* stop resume (current) CPU */
+	brc	2,5b			/* busy, try again */
 6:	j	6b
 
 restart_suspend: