diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index 645f4450dfc38b4a8578c333edf899b14aa31951..4f1c920aa13ed5b0c5b0cb2e6890269a5d10ac46 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ static int __init early_init_dt_scan_cpus(unsigned long node,
 	if (type == NULL || strcmp(type, "cpu") != 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	boot_cpu_node_count++;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64))
+		boot_cpu_node_count++;
 
 	/* Get physical cpuid */
 	intserv = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "ibm,ppc-interrupt-server#s", &len);