diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
index f84ac7ee1107..28a147ca32ba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void __init smp_psurge_probe(void)
 
 	/* We don't do SMP on the PPC601 -- paulus */
 	if (PVR_VER(mfspr(SPRN_PVR)) == 1)
-		return 1;
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * The powersurge cpu board can be used in the generation
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static void __init smp_psurge_probe(void)
 	 */
 	dn = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "hammerhead");
 	if (dn == NULL)
-		return 1;
+		return;
 	of_node_put(dn);
 
 	hhead_base = ioremap(HAMMERHEAD_BASE, 0x800);
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ static void __init smp_psurge_probe(void)
 			/* not a dual-cpu card */
 			iounmap(hhead_base);
 			psurge_type = PSURGE_NONE;
-			return 1;
+			return;
 		}
 		ncpus = 2;
 	}
 
 	if (psurge_secondary_ipi_init())
-		return 1;
+		return;
 
 	psurge_start = ioremap(PSURGE_START, 4);
 	psurge_pri_intr = ioremap(PSURGE_PRI_INTR, 4);
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ static void __init smp_psurge_probe(void)
 		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	if (ppc_md.progress) ppc_md.progress("smp_psurge_probe - done", 0x352);
-
-	return ncpus;
 }
 
 static int __init smp_psurge_kick_cpu(int nr)