diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
index 2034098cf015..5ba77d00361c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/hardware/gic.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
 #include <mach/msm_iomap.h>
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ volatile int pen_release = -1;
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(boot_lock);
 
+static inline int get_core_count(void)
+{
+	/* 1 + the PART[1:0] field of MIDR */
+	return ((read_cpuid_id() >> 4) & 3) + 1;
+}
+
 void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	/* Configure edge-triggered PPIs */
@@ -147,9 +154,9 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
  */
 void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, ncores = get_core_count();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)
 		set_cpu_possible(i, true);
 
         set_smp_cross_call(gic_raise_softirq);