diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index 7dbd92cafae3..e37ec0548730 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 	if (cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (num_online_cpus() < setup_max_cpus && smp_boot_one_cpu(cpu, tidle))
+	if (num_online_cpus() < nr_cpu_ids &&
+		num_online_cpus() < setup_max_cpus &&
+		smp_boot_one_cpu(cpu, tidle))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	return cpu_online(cpu) ? 0 : -EIO;