diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
index e79dbb95482b..d4fc6d454f8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <xen/page.h>
 #include <xen/events.h>
 
+#include <xen/hvc-console.h>
 #include "xen-ops.h"
 #include "mmu.h"
 
@@ -207,6 +208,15 @@ static void __init xen_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	unsigned cpu;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (skip_ioapic_setup) {
+		char *m = (max_cpus == 0) ?
+			"The nosmp parameter is incompatible with Xen; " \
+			"use Xen dom0_max_vcpus=1 parameter" :
+			"The noapic parameter is incompatible with Xen";
+
+		xen_raw_printk(m);
+		panic(m);
+	}
 	xen_init_lock_cpu(0);
 
 	smp_store_cpu_info(0);