1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index c5330f601b68..56aee55cf8dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
         char *ptr;
         int cpu;
 
+        /* no processor from mptable or madt */
+        if (!num_processors)
+                num_processors = 1;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
         prefill_possible_map();
 #else