diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
index b1034a9ada4e..38ea0cc6dc49 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@ static int __cpuinit acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	if (pr->id >= setup_max_cpus && pr->id != 0)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
 	BUG_ON((pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids) || (pr->id < 0));
 
 	/*
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 3bdb152f412f..ac2e4a5f59ee 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ static char *ramdisk_execute_command;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /* Setup configured maximum number of CPUs to activate */
-unsigned int __initdata setup_max_cpus = NR_CPUS;
+unsigned int setup_max_cpus = NR_CPUS;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(setup_max_cpus);
+
 
 /*
  * Setup routine for controlling SMP activation