diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 9ea22e165acd..34b48f660b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static void __init cpu_dev_register_generic(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
 	int i;
 
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+	for_each_present_cpu(i) {
 		if (register_cpu(&per_cpu(cpu_devices, i), i))
 			panic("Failed to register CPU device");
 	}