diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index c850de4c9a146883a7d91f16c8cd8ddc3b694940..eff722278ff539535bec85d5f5f6f4f2b04b79bf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -189,10 +189,12 @@ int acpi_get_cpuid(acpi_handle handle, int type, u32 acpi_id)
 		 *     Processor (CPU3, 0x03, 0x00000410, 0x06) {}
 		 * }
 		 *
-		 * Ignores apic_id and always return 0 for CPU0's handle.
+		 * Ignores apic_id and always returns 0 for the processor
+		 * handle with acpi id 0 if nr_cpu_ids is 1.
+		 * This should be the case if SMP tables are not found.
 		 * Return -1 for other CPU's handle.
 		 */
-		if (acpi_id == 0)
+		if (nr_cpu_ids <= 1 && acpi_id == 0)
 			return acpi_id;
 		else
 			return apic_id;