diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson/loongson-3/smp.c b/arch/mips/loongson/loongson-3/smp.c
index e3c68b5da18da4012de0aaed6363d5a5484d5e41..509877c6e9d908d7bac6110982c7208ab69204af 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson/loongson-3/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson/loongson-3/smp.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void loongson3_ipi_interrupt(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (action & SMP_ASK_C0COUNT) {
 		BUG_ON(cpu != 0);
 		c0count = read_c0_count();
-		for (i = 1; i < loongson_sysconf.nr_cpus; i++)
+		for (i = 1; i < num_possible_cpus(); i++)
 			per_cpu(core0_c0count, i) = c0count;
 	}
 }