diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
index c2ff2a1d845..2d2f01ce6dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/system.h
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ extern unsigned long arch_align_stack(unsigned long sp);
 extern void free_init_pages(char *what, unsigned long begin, unsigned long end);
 
 void default_idle(void);
+bool set_pm_idle_to_default(void);
 
 void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index e7e3b019c43..30eb651d1fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -403,6 +403,14 @@ void default_idle(void)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_idle);
 #endif
 
+bool set_pm_idle_to_default(void)
+{
+	bool ret = !!pm_idle;
+
+	pm_idle = default_idle;
+
+	return ret;
+}
 void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy)
 {
 	local_irq_disable();
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/setup.c b/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
index 46d6d21dbdb..79dfb571520 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
@@ -448,6 +448,6 @@ void __init xen_arch_setup(void)
 #endif
 	disable_cpuidle();
 	boot_option_idle_override = IDLE_HALT;
-
+	WARN_ON(set_pm_idle_to_default());
 	fiddle_vdso();
 }