diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 344e52b16c8c..0ffcf5c0da43 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -361,14 +361,21 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	 */
 	if (max_cpus > ncores)
 		max_cpus = ncores;
-
-	if (max_cpus > 1) {
+	if (ncores > 1 && max_cpus) {
 		/*
 		 * Enable the local timer or broadcast device for the
 		 * boot CPU, but only if we have more than one CPU.
 		 */
 		percpu_timer_setup();
 
+		/*
+		 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
+		 * actually populated at the present time. A platform should
+		 * re-initialize the map in platform_smp_prepare_cpus() if
+		 * present != possible (e.g. physical hotplug).
+		 */
+		init_cpu_present(&cpu_possible_map);
+
 		/*
 		 * Initialise the SCU if there are more than one CPU
 		 * and let them know where to start.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos4/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-exynos4/platsmp.c
index c5e65a02be8d..b68d5bdf04cf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos4/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos4/platsmp.c
@@ -154,14 +154,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	scu_enable(scu_base_addr());
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
index 2034098cf015..315b9f365329 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/platsmp.c
@@ -157,12 +157,4 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
index ecfe93c4b585..ce65e9329c7b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap-smp.c
@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialise the SCU and wake up the secondary core using
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
index 963bf0d8119a..4ae943bafa92 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	scu_enable(scu_base_addr());
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
index f3888feb1c68..66f980625a33 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
@@ -64,10 +64,5 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
-
 	shmobile_smp_prepare_cpus();
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
index b8ae3c978dee..1a594dce8fbc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
@@ -129,14 +129,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	scu_enable(scu_base);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
index 0c527fe2cebb..a33df5f4c27a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
@@ -172,14 +172,6 @@ void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 void __init platform_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
 
 	scu_enable(scu_base_addr());
 	wakeup_secondary();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/ct-ca9x4.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/ct-ca9x4.c
index 765a71ff7f3b..bfd32f52c2db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/ct-ca9x4.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/ct-ca9x4.c
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ static void ct_ca9x4_init_cpu_map(void)
 
 static void ct_ca9x4_smp_enable(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
-
 	scu_enable(MMIO_P2V(A9_MPCORE_SCU));
 }
 #endif