diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
index 41134d4e6a66..8d1febf05da1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_32.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct clock_event_device, lapic_events);
 static int enabled_via_apicbase;
 
 static unsigned long apic_phys;
+unsigned int __cpuinitdata maxcpus = NR_CPUS;
+
 
 /*
  * Get the LAPIC version
@@ -1459,8 +1461,6 @@ void disconnect_bsp_APIC(int virt_wire_setup)
 	}
 }
 
-unsigned int __cpuinitdata maxcpus = NR_CPUS;
-
 void __cpuinit generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version)
 {
 	int cpu;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
index ad532dccd11e..46acb9b47ae7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic_64.c
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ static struct clock_event_device lapic_clockevent = {
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct clock_event_device, lapic_events);
 
 static unsigned long apic_phys;
+unsigned int __cpuinitdata maxcpus = NR_CPUS;
 
 unsigned long mp_lapic_addr;
 
-unsigned int __cpuinitdata maxcpus = NR_CPUS;
 /*
  * Get the LAPIC version
  */