diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
index ba0a6f0ac841..3b180e21f325 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
@@ -183,8 +183,38 @@ static void __init acpi_pcc_cpufreq_init(void) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
 
 /* Initialization */
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, processor_device_array);
+
+static bool acpi_processor_set_per_cpu(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+				       struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+	BUG_ON(pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids);
+	/*
+	 * Buggy BIOS check.
+	 * ACPI id of processors can be reported wrongly by the BIOS.
+	 * Don't trust it blindly
+	 */
+	if (per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != NULL &&
+	    per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != device) {
+		dev_warn(&device->dev,
+			 "BIOS reported wrong ACPI id %d for the processor\n",
+			 pr->id);
+		/* Give up, but do not abort the namespace scan. */
+		return false;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * processor_device_array is not cleared on errors to allow buggy BIOS
+	 * checks.
+	 */
+	per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = device;
+	per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = pr;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_CPU
-static int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr)
+static int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+				      struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -198,8 +228,15 @@ static int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (!acpi_processor_set_per_cpu(pr, device)) {
+		acpi_unmap_cpu(pr->id);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	ret = arch_register_cpu(pr->id);
 	if (ret) {
+		/* Leave the processor device array in place to detect buggy bios */
+		per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = NULL;
 		acpi_unmap_cpu(pr->id);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -217,7 +254,8 @@ static int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	return ret;
 }
 #else
-static inline int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr)
+static inline int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
+					     struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
@@ -316,10 +354,13 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device *device)
 	 *  because cpuid <-> apicid mapping is persistent now.
 	 */
 	if (invalid_logical_cpuid(pr->id) || !cpu_present(pr->id)) {
-		int ret = acpi_processor_hotadd_init(pr);
+		int ret = acpi_processor_hotadd_init(pr, device);
 
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+	} else {
+		if (!acpi_processor_set_per_cpu(pr, device))
+			return 0;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -365,8 +406,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device *device)
  * (cpu_data(cpu)) values, like CPU feature flags, family, model, etc.
  * Such things have to be put in and set up by the processor driver's .probe().
  */
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, processor_device_array);
-
 static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device,
 					const struct acpi_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -395,28 +434,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device,
 	if (result) /* Processor is not physically present or unavailable */
 		return 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids);
-
-	/*
-	 * Buggy BIOS check.
-	 * ACPI id of processors can be reported wrongly by the BIOS.
-	 * Don't trust it blindly
-	 */
-	if (per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != NULL &&
-	    per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != device) {
-		dev_warn(&device->dev,
-			"BIOS reported wrong ACPI id %d for the processor\n",
-			pr->id);
-		/* Give up, but do not abort the namespace scan. */
-		goto err;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * processor_device_array is not cleared on errors to allow buggy BIOS
-	 * checks.
-	 */
-	per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = device;
-	per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = pr;
-
 	dev = get_cpu_device(pr->id);
 	if (!dev) {
 		result = -ENODEV;
@@ -469,10 +486,6 @@ static void acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 	device_release_driver(pr->dev);
 	acpi_unbind_one(pr->dev);
 
-	/* Clean up. */
-	per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = NULL;
-	per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = NULL;
-
 	cpu_maps_update_begin();
 	cpus_write_lock();
 
@@ -480,6 +493,10 @@ static void acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 	arch_unregister_cpu(pr->id);
 	acpi_unmap_cpu(pr->id);
 
+	/* Clean up. */
+	per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = NULL;
+	per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = NULL;
+
 	cpus_write_unlock();
 	cpu_maps_update_done();
 
