diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
index a888ddc10f7d..623b0a546709 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ smp_callin (void)
 	lock_ipi_calllock();
 	cpu_set(cpuid, cpu_online_map);
 	unlock_ipi_calllock();
+	per_cpu(cpu_state, cpuid) = CPU_ONLINE;
 
 	smp_setup_percpu_timer();
 
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ void __devinit smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
 {
 	cpu_set(smp_processor_id(), cpu_online_map);
 	cpu_set(smp_processor_id(), cpu_callin_map);
+	per_cpu(cpu_state, smp_processor_id()) = CPU_ONLINE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -775,6 +777,7 @@ __cpu_up (unsigned int cpu)
 	if (cpu_isset(cpu, cpu_callin_map))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	per_cpu(cpu_state, cpu) = CPU_UP_PREPARE;
 	/* Processor goes to start_secondary(), sets online flag */
 	ret = do_boot_cpu(sapicid, cpu);
 	if (ret < 0)