1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
index 88c9459c3e07..77784aead1c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int pnv_smp_cpu_bootable(unsigned int nr)
         /* Special case - we inhibit secondary thread startup
          * during boot if the user requests it.
          */
-        if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING && cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_SMT)) {
+        if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING && cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_SMT)) {
                 if (!smt_enabled_at_boot && cpu_thread_in_core(nr) != 0)
                         return 0;
                 if (smt_enabled_at_boot