diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index a842154d57dc466eaba000039b3fd5e436c6cb69..2f01201b158cd353abc0d8b5cee5c6b376bc6772 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -729,6 +729,25 @@ static void __init resource_init(void)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static void __init prefill_possible_map(void)
+{
+	int i, possible = num_possible_cpus();
+
+	if (possible > nr_cpu_ids)
+		possible = nr_cpu_ids;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < possible; i++)
+		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
+	for (; i < NR_CPUS; i++)
+		set_cpu_possible(i, false);
+
+	nr_cpu_ids = possible;
+}
+#else
+static inline void prefill_possible_map(void) {}
+#endif
+
 void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 {
 	cpu_probe();
@@ -752,6 +771,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	resource_init();
 	plat_smp_setup();
+	prefill_possible_map();
 
 	cpu_cache_init();
 }