diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
index 4ae943b..e83c654 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
@@ -52,12 +52,10 @@
 	ncores = scu_base ? scu_get_core_count(scu_base) : 1;
 
 	/* sanity check */
-	if (ncores > NR_CPUS) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "Realview: no. of cores (%d) greater than configured "
-		       "maximum of %d - clipping\n",
-		       ncores, NR_CPUS);
-		ncores = NR_CPUS;
+	if (ncores > nr_cpu_ids) {
+		pr_warn("SMP: %u cores greater than maximum (%u), clipping\n",
+			ncores, nr_cpu_ids);
+		ncores = nr_cpu_ids;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ncores; i++)