diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 1d93b85271ba..002c91fcb842 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -333,10 +333,11 @@ early_initcall(mips_smp_ipi_init);
  */
 asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu;
+	unsigned int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 
 	cpu_probe();
 	per_cpu_trap_init(false);
+	rcu_cpu_starting(cpu);
 	mips_clockevent_init();
 	mp_ops->init_secondary();
 	cpu_report();
@@ -348,7 +349,6 @@ asmlinkage void start_secondary(void)
 	 */
 
 	calibrate_delay();
-	cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	cpu_data[cpu].udelay_val = loops_per_jiffy;
 
 	set_cpu_sibling_map(cpu);