diff --git a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
index 4641933a0f..15b4c3ebbf 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ void build_ged_aml(Aml *table, const char *name, HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                 aml_append(if_ctx, aml_call0(MEMORY_DEVICES_CONTAINER "."
                                              MEMORY_SLOT_SCAN_METHOD));
                 break;
+            case ACPI_GED_CPU_HOTPLUG_EVT:
+                aml_append(if_ctx, aml_call0(AML_GED_EVT_CPU_SCAN_METHOD));
+                break;
             case ACPI_GED_PWR_DOWN_EVT:
                 aml_append(if_ctx,
                            aml_notify(aml_name(ACPI_POWER_BUTTON_DEVICE),
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h b/include/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h
index e091ac2108..40af3550b5 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(AcpiGedState, ACPI_GED)
 #define GED_DEVICE      "GED"
 #define AML_GED_EVT_REG "EREG"
 #define AML_GED_EVT_SEL "ESEL"
+#define AML_GED_EVT_CPU_SCAN_METHOD "\\_SB.GED.CSCN"
 
 /*
  * Platforms need to specify the GED event bitmap