diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index b6ff882f695bbac53e95b2f6b1a1a00a9bf97ac6..8f4d50b0adfa9ce21bf8dd68158df455ef242af3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ config ARCH_HIBERNATION_POSSIBLE
 config ARCH_SUSPEND_POSSIBLE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on ADB_PMU || PPC_EFIKA || PPC_LITE5200 || PPC_83xx || \
-		   PPC_85xx || PPC_86xx || PPC_PSERIES || 44x || 40x
+		   (PPC_85xx && !SMP) || PPC_86xx || PPC_PSERIES || 44x || 40x
 
 config PPC_DCR_NATIVE
 	bool