diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
index 5de7eaf5d97cd..aa55e3cec665a 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static __init void parse_cmdline_early (char ** cmdline_p)
 			elfcorehdr_addr = memparse(from+11, &from);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 		else if (!memcmp(from, "additional_cpus=", 16))
 			setup_additional_cpus(from+16);
 #endif