diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
index 56a8bce247c8..3c87468ce9cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
@@ -120,16 +120,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 	ncores = get_core_count();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
-		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
-}
-
-void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
-{
-	unsigned int ncores = get_core_count();
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	int i;
-
 	/* sanity check */
 	if (ncores == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -144,6 +134,17 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		       ncores, NR_CPUS);
 		ncores = NR_CPUS;
 	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
+		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
+}
+
+void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
+{
+	unsigned int ncores = num_possible_cpus();
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	int i;
+
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
index af3d9093390b..108e92f9746b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
@@ -160,16 +160,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i, ncores = get_core_count();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
-		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
-}
-
-void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
-{
-	unsigned int ncores = get_core_count();
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	int i;
-
 	/* sanity check */
 	if (ncores == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -186,6 +176,16 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		ncores = NR_CPUS;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
+		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
+}
+
+void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
+{
+	unsigned int ncores = num_possible_cpus();
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	int i;
+
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
index b8987bd21249..a51962b7579b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
@@ -128,16 +128,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i, ncores = get_core_count();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
-		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
-}
-
-void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
-{
-	unsigned int ncores = get_core_count();
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	int i;
-
 	/* sanity check */
 	if (ncores == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -145,14 +135,24 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		ncores = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (ncores > num_possible_cpus())	{
+	if (ncores > NR_CPUS) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 		       "U8500: no. of cores (%d) greater than configured "
 		       "maximum of %d - clipping\n",
-		       ncores, num_possible_cpus());
-		ncores = num_possible_cpus();
+		       ncores, NR_CPUS);
+		ncores = NR_CPUS;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
+		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
+}
+
+void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
+{
+	unsigned int ncores = num_possible_cpus();
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	int i;
+
 	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
 
 	/*