diff --git a/etc/udev/rules.d/80-hotplug-cpu.rules b/etc/udev/rules.d/80-hotplug-cpu.rules
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+#
+# Rules to set online a newly hotplugged cpu on s390x
+#
+SUBSYSTEM=="cpu", ACTION=="add", CONST{arch}=="s390*", ATTR{configure}=="1", TEST=="online", ATTR{online}!="1", ATTR{online}="1"