diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 53ae679c00f0..0ea5e677f00e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,11 @@ static int flatten_lpi_states(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int __weak acpi_processor_ffh_lpi_probe(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+
 static int acpi_processor_get_lpi_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	int ret, i;
@@ -1209,6 +1214,11 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_lpi_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	struct acpi_device *d = NULL;
 	struct acpi_lpi_states_array info[2], *tmp, *prev, *curr;
 
+	/* make sure our architecture has support */
+	ret = acpi_processor_ffh_lpi_probe(pr->id);
+	if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (!osc_pc_lpi_support_confirmed)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -1260,11 +1270,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_lpi_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __weak acpi_processor_ffh_lpi_probe(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 int __weak acpi_processor_ffh_lpi_enter(struct acpi_lpi_state *lpi)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;