diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp_scu.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp_scu.c
index d3831f616ee9..9ab4149bd983 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp_scu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp_scu.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ void __init scu_enable(void __iomem *scu_base)
 	u32 scu_ctrl;
 
 	scu_ctrl = __raw_readl(scu_base + SCU_CTRL);
+	/* already enabled? */
+	if (scu_ctrl & 1)
+		return;
+
 	scu_ctrl |= 1;
 	__raw_writel(scu_ctrl, scu_base + SCU_CTRL);