diff --git a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 6e619a79a401..c229aa6bb502 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/openrisc/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 	.task		= &tsk,				\
 	.flags		= 0,				\
 	.cpu		= 0,				\
-	.preempt_count	= 1,				\
+	.preempt_count	= INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,		\
 	.addr_limit	= KERNEL_DS,			\
 	.ksp            = 0,                            \
 }
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
index fd724123229a..154c94a0cfbc 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ asmlinkage __init void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 
 	local_irq_enable();
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	/*
 	 * OK, it's off to the idle thread for us
 	 */