diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
index 9d213542a48b..8fd3a70047f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
@@ -242,14 +242,6 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	unsigned short maj;
 	unsigned short min;
 
-	/* We only show online cpus: disable preempt (overzealous, I
-	 * knew) to prevent cpu going down. */
-	preempt_disable();
-	if (!cpu_online(cpu_id)) {
-		preempt_enable();
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	pvr = per_cpu(cpu_pvr, cpu_id);
 #else
@@ -358,9 +350,6 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	seq_printf(m, "\n");
 #endif
-
-	preempt_enable();
-
 	/* If this is the last cpu, print the summary */
 	if (cpumask_next(cpu_id, cpu_online_mask) >= nr_cpu_ids)
 		show_cpuinfo_summary(m);