diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
index b24e1d08..1890fb0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 		cpuid = first_cpu(tmp);
 	}
 
-	return cpuid;
+	return get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpuid);
 }
 #else
 static int irq_choose_cpu(unsigned int virt_irq)