diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index c8b41623377f14462a248b245ffab97792e9409c..53f02f5d8cce121abd52bf76380afa4c05aaa2ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -477,13 +477,6 @@ void __cpuinit detect_ht(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	if (smp_num_siblings <= 1)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (smp_num_siblings > nr_cpu_ids) {
-		pr_warning("CPU: Unsupported number of siblings %d",
-			   smp_num_siblings);
-		smp_num_siblings = 1;
-		return;
-	}
-
 	index_msb = get_count_order(smp_num_siblings);
 	c->phys_proc_id = apic->phys_pkg_id(c->initial_apicid, index_msb);