diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
index 148c2f2d9780dc59c09841136c5e25813cb6f785..6a1759939c6ba47fff97cae12ecc50a79643c606 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 		 * We don't set the BPTR register here since it already points
 		 * to the boot page properly.
 		 */
-		mpic_reset_core(hw_cpu);
+		mpic_reset_core(nr);
 
 		/*
 		 * wait until core is ready...