diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
index c9fc2c4f71b3..80be6449c497 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/smp.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; ++i)
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
 		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 }