diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c
index 7eb91a2e818a..1f79e84ab464 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int __init ppc_init(void)
 	if ( ppc_md.progress ) ppc_md.progress("             ", 0xffff);
 
 	/* register CPU devices */
-	for_each_cpu(i)
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
 		register_cpu(&cpu_devices[i], i, NULL);
 
 	/* call platform init */
diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/ppc/kernel/smp.c
index e55cdda6149a..f77795a64dae 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	/* Backup CPU 0 state */
 	__save_cpu_setup();
 
-	for_each_cpu(cpu) {
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		if (cpu == smp_processor_id())
 			continue;
 		/* create a process for the processor */