diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 1b5f531..fad84f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -138,8 +138,9 @@
 	/* Does the affinity hint is set for virtqueues? */
 	bool affinity_hint_set;
 
-	/* CPU hot plug notifier */
-	struct notifier_block nb;
+	/* CPU hotplug instances for online & dead */
+	struct hlist_node node;
+	struct hlist_node node_dead;
 
 	/* Control VQ buffers: protected by the rtnl lock */
 	struct virtio_net_ctrl_hdr ctrl_hdr;
@@ -1237,25 +1238,53 @@
 	vi->affinity_hint_set = true;
 }
 
-static int virtnet_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-			        unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int virtnet_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 {
-	struct virtnet_info *vi = container_of(nfb, struct virtnet_info, nb);
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = hlist_entry_safe(node, struct virtnet_info,
+						   node);
+	virtnet_set_affinity(vi);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	switch(action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-	case CPU_ONLINE:
-	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
-	case CPU_DEAD:
-		virtnet_set_affinity(vi);
-		break;
-	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
-		virtnet_clean_affinity(vi, (long)hcpu);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
+static int virtnet_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = hlist_entry_safe(node, struct virtnet_info,
+						   node_dead);
+	virtnet_set_affinity(vi);
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+static int virtnet_cpu_down_prep(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
+{
+	struct virtnet_info *vi = hlist_entry_safe(node, struct virtnet_info,
+						   node);
+
+	virtnet_clean_affinity(vi, cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static enum cpuhp_state virtionet_online;
+
+static int virtnet_cpu_notif_add(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls(virtionet_online, &vi->node);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls(CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD,
+					       &vi->node_dead);
+	if (!ret)
+		return ret;
+	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(virtionet_online, &vi->node);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void virtnet_cpu_notif_remove(struct virtnet_info *vi)
+{
+	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(virtionet_online, &vi->node);
+	cpuhp_state_remove_instance_nocalls(CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD,
+					    &vi->node_dead);
 }
 
 static void virtnet_get_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1879,8 +1908,7 @@
 
 	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
 
-	vi->nb.notifier_call = &virtnet_cpu_callback;
-	err = register_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
+	err = virtnet_cpu_notif_add(vi);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_debug("virtio_net: registering cpu notifier failed\n");
 		goto free_unregister_netdev;
@@ -1934,7 +1962,7 @@
 {
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
 
-	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
+	virtnet_cpu_notif_remove(vi);
 
 	/* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device. */
 	flush_work(&vi->config_work);
@@ -1953,7 +1981,7 @@
 	struct virtnet_info *vi = vdev->priv;
 	int i;
 
-	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
+	virtnet_cpu_notif_remove(vi);
 
 	/* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device */
 	flush_work(&vi->config_work);
@@ -1997,7 +2025,7 @@
 	virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	err = register_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
+	err = virtnet_cpu_notif_add(vi);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -2039,7 +2067,41 @@
 #endif
 };
 
-module_virtio_driver(virtio_net_driver);
+static __init int virtio_net_driver_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "AP_VIRT_NET_ONLINE",
+				      virtnet_cpu_online,
+				      virtnet_cpu_down_prep);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+	virtionet_online = ret;
+	ret = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD, "VIRT_NET_DEAD",
+				      NULL, virtnet_cpu_dead);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_dead;
+
+        ret = register_virtio_driver(&virtio_net_driver);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_virtio;
+	return 0;
+err_virtio:
+	cpuhp_remove_multi_state(CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD);
+err_dead:
+	cpuhp_remove_multi_state(virtionet_online);
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+module_init(virtio_net_driver_init);
+
+static __exit void virtio_net_driver_exit(void)
+{
+	cpuhp_remove_multi_state(CPUHP_VIRT_NET_DEAD);
+	cpuhp_remove_multi_state(virtionet_online);
+	unregister_virtio_driver(&virtio_net_driver);
+}
+module_exit(virtio_net_driver_exit);
 
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(virtio, id_table);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtio network driver");