diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
index f688548f74cd..35f8f443c14f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -196,18 +196,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvram_sync);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVRAM */
 
-static struct cpu cpu_devices[NR_CPUS];
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpu, cpu_devices);
 
 int __init ppc_init(void)
 {
-	int i;
+	int cpu;
 
 	/* clear the progress line */
-	if ( ppc_md.progress ) ppc_md.progress("             ", 0xffff);
+	if (ppc_md.progress)
+		ppc_md.progress("             ", 0xffff);
 
 	/* register CPU devices */
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		register_cpu(&cpu_devices[i], i);
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct cpu *c = &per_cpu(cpu_devices, cpu);
+		c->hotpluggable = 1;
+		register_cpu(c, cpu);
+	}
 
 	/* call platform init */
 	if (ppc_md.init != NULL) {