diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index c45d10d..68273b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/root_dev.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/smp.h>
 
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/elf.h>
@@ -771,6 +772,10 @@
 	paging_init(&meminfo, mdesc);
 	request_standard_resources(&meminfo, mdesc);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	smp_init_cpus();
+#endif
+
 	cpu_init();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 7338948..02aa300 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@
 
 	per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu).idle = current;
 
-	cpu_set(cpu, cpu_possible_map);
 	cpu_set(cpu, cpu_present_map);
 	cpu_set(cpu, cpu_online_map);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/platsmp.c
index ea10bd8..1bc8534 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-integrator/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-integrator/platsmp.c
@@ -140,6 +140,18 @@
 	mb();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Initialise the CPU possible map early - this describes the CPUs
+ * which may be present or become present in the system.
+ */
+void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i, ncores = get_core_count();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
+		cpu_set(i, cpu_possible_map);
+}
+
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	unsigned int ncores = get_core_count();
@@ -176,14 +188,11 @@
 		max_cpus = ncores;
 
 	/*
-	 * Initialise the possible/present maps.
-	 * cpu_possible_map describes the set of CPUs which may be present
-	 * cpu_present_map describes the set of CPUs populated
+	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
+	 * actually populated at the present time.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++) {
-		cpu_set(i, cpu_possible_map);
+	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
 		cpu_set(i, cpu_present_map);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Do we need any more CPUs? If so, then let them know where
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
index a8fbd76d..b8484e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@
 	mb();
 }
 
+/*
+ * Initialise the CPU possible map early - this describes the CPUs
+ * which may be present or become present in the system.
+ */
+void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i, ncores = get_core_count();
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
+		cpu_set(i, cpu_possible_map);
+}
+
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	unsigned int ncores = get_core_count();
@@ -179,14 +191,11 @@
 	local_timer_setup(cpu);
 
 	/*
-	 * Initialise the possible/present maps.
-	 * cpu_possible_map describes the set of CPUs which may be present
-	 * cpu_present_map describes the set of CPUs populated
+	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
+	 * actually populated at the present time.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++) {
-		cpu_set(i, cpu_possible_map);
+	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
 		cpu_set(i, cpu_present_map);
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Do we need any more CPUs? If so, then let them know where
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/smp.h b/include/asm-arm/smp.h
index 5a72e50..fe45f7f 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/smp.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/smp.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 asmlinkage void do_IPI(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 /*
+ * Setup the SMP cpu_possible_map
+ */
+extern void smp_init_cpus(void);
+
+/*
  * Move global data into per-processor storage.
  */
 extern void smp_store_cpu_info(unsigned int cpuid);