diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index cd80b66a960a..ec68fc686bd7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3943,6 +3943,11 @@ static inline bool ttwu_queue_cond(struct task_struct *p, int cpu)
 	if (!scx_allow_ttwu_queue(p))
 		return false;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	if (p->sched_class == &stop_sched_class)
+		return false;
+#endif
+
 	/*
 	 * Do not complicate things with the async wake_list while the CPU is
 	 * in hotplug state.
diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 5d2d0562115b..3fe6b0c99f3d 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -82,18 +82,15 @@ static void cpu_stop_signal_done(struct cpu_stop_done *done)
 }
 
 static void __cpu_stop_queue_work(struct cpu_stopper *stopper,
-					struct cpu_stop_work *work,
-					struct wake_q_head *wakeq)
+				  struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 {
 	list_add_tail(&work->list, &stopper->works);
-	wake_q_add(wakeq, stopper->thread);
 }
 
 /* queue @work to @stopper.  if offline, @work is completed immediately */
 static bool cpu_stop_queue_work(unsigned int cpu, struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 {
 	struct cpu_stopper *stopper = &per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu);
-	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wakeq);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool enabled;
 
@@ -101,12 +98,13 @@ static bool cpu_stop_queue_work(unsigned int cpu, struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&stopper->lock, flags);
 	enabled = stopper->enabled;
 	if (enabled)
-		__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper, work, &wakeq);
+		__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper, work);
 	else if (work->done)
 		cpu_stop_signal_done(work->done);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&stopper->lock, flags);
 
-	wake_up_q(&wakeq);
+	if (enabled)
+		wake_up_process(stopper->thread);
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return enabled;
@@ -264,7 +262,6 @@ static int cpu_stop_queue_two_works(int cpu1, struct cpu_stop_work *work1,
 {
 	struct cpu_stopper *stopper1 = per_cpu_ptr(&cpu_stopper, cpu1);
 	struct cpu_stopper *stopper2 = per_cpu_ptr(&cpu_stopper, cpu2);
-	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wakeq);
 	int err;
 
 retry:
@@ -300,8 +297,8 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
-	__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper1, work1, &wakeq);
-	__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper2, work2, &wakeq);
+	__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper1, work1);
+	__cpu_stop_queue_work(stopper2, work2);
 
 unlock:
 	raw_spin_unlock(&stopper2->lock);
@@ -316,7 +313,10 @@ unlock:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	wake_up_q(&wakeq);
+	if (!err) {
+		wake_up_process(stopper1->thread);
+		wake_up_process(stopper2->thread);
+	}
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return err;