diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
index 6a80f36b5d598a..5f436cb4f7c495 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mtrr/mtrr.c
@@ -794,8 +794,6 @@ void mtrr_ap_init(void)
 	if (!use_intel() || mtrr_aps_delayed_init)
 		return;
 
-	rcu_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
-
 	/*
 	 * Ideally we should hold mtrr_mutex here to avoid mtrr entries
 	 * changed, but this routine will be called in cpu boot time,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index de776b2e60467b..99bdcebaedfcb1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static void notrace start_secondary(void *unused)
 #endif
 	cpu_init_exception_handling();
 	cpu_init();
+	rcu_cpu_starting(raw_smp_processor_id());
 	x86_cpuinit.early_percpu_clock_init();
 	preempt_disable();
 	smp_callin();