diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
index ccca95173e17..0b10acd7d1b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/board-v7.c
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ static void __init mvebu_dt_init(void)
 		i2c_quirk();
 }
 
+static void __init armada_370_xp_dt_fixup(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	smp_set_ops(smp_ops(armada_xp_smp_ops));
+#endif
+}
+
 static const char * const armada_370_xp_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"marvell,armada-370-xp",
 	NULL,
@@ -153,17 +160,12 @@ static const char * const armada_370_xp_dt_compat[] __initconst = {
 DT_MACHINE_START(ARMADA_370_XP_DT, "Marvell Armada 370/XP (Device Tree)")
 	.l2c_aux_val	= 0,
 	.l2c_aux_mask	= ~0,
-/*
- * The following field (.smp) is still needed to ensure backward
- * compatibility with old Device Trees that were not specifying the
- * cpus enable-method property.
- */
-	.smp		= smp_ops(armada_xp_smp_ops),
 	.init_machine	= mvebu_dt_init,
 	.init_irq       = mvebu_init_irq,
 	.restart	= mvebu_restart,
 	.reserve        = mvebu_memblock_reserve,
 	.dt_compat	= armada_370_xp_dt_compat,
+	.dt_fixup	= armada_370_xp_dt_fixup,
 MACHINE_END
 
 static const char * const armada_375_dt_compat[] __initconst = {