diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_64.c
index 1da28c6c1f5f..f84e30da521a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_64.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static void __cpuinit smp_store_cpu_info(int id)
 
 	*c = boot_cpu_data;
 	c->cpu_index = id;
-	identify_cpu(c);
+	if (id != 0)
+		identify_secondary_cpu(c);
 }
 
 static inline void wait_for_init_deassert(atomic_t *deassert)