diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index fc0d8270..13bc43d 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@
 
 		if (kthread_should_park()) {
 			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+			preempt_enable();
 			if (ht->park && td->status == HP_THREAD_ACTIVE) {
 				BUG_ON(td->cpu != smp_processor_id());
 				ht->park(td->cpu);
 				td->status = HP_THREAD_PARKED;
 			}
-			preempt_enable();
 			kthread_parkme();
 			/* We might have been woken for stop */
 			continue;