1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/ppc64/kernel/sysfs.c
index c8fa6569b2fd..2f704a2cafb1 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -400,7 +400,12 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
                 struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
-                parent = &node_devices[cpu_to_node(cpu)];
+                /* The node to which a cpu belongs can't be known
+                 * until the cpu is made present.
+                 */
+                parent = NULL;
+                if (cpu_present(cpu))
+                        parent = &node_devices[cpu_to_node(cpu)];
 #endif
                 /*
                  * For now, we just see if the system supports making