diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 88be966d3e619..f057b0c34844c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	cpu_data[cpu].udelay_val = loops_per_jiffy;
 
+	set_cpu_sibling_map(cpu);
+	set_cpu_core_map(cpu);
+
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &cpu_coherent_mask);
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
@@ -383,9 +386,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 	/* The CPU is running and counters synchronised, now mark it online */
 	set_cpu_online(cpu, true);
 
-	set_cpu_sibling_map(cpu);
-	set_cpu_core_map(cpu);
-
 	calculate_cpu_foreign_map();
 
 	/*