diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
index 7439b2377df5..8e9dd63b220c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/smp.c
@@ -467,11 +467,6 @@ smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	smp_num_cpus = smp_num_probed;
 }
 
-void
-smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 int
 __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
index 8d9b188caa27..b2f2c59279a6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ struct plat_smp_ops  __weak plat_smp_ops;
 /* XXX: per cpu ? Only needed once in early secondary boot */
 struct task_struct *secondary_idle_tsk;
 
-/* Called from start_kernel */
-void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 static int __init arc_get_cpu_map(const char *name, struct cpumask *cpumask)
 {
 	unsigned long dt_root = of_get_flat_dt_root();
diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
index 8e42352cbf12..92dbbf3e0205 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/smp.c
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ void arch_irq_work_raise(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
index 608884bc3396..65e1fdf9fdb2 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ void send_ipi(const struct cpumask *cpumask, enum ipi_message_type msg)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * interrupts should already be disabled from the VM
  * SP should already be correct; need to set THREADINFO_REG
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
index 1c5a2d71d675..86da4bc5ee0b 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ static void boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	spin_unlock(&boot_lock);
 }
 
-void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 void __init smp_init_cpus(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *cpu;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
index 519b6bd946e5..c4ed7d977f57 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 
 static DECLARE_COMPLETION(cpu_running);
 
-void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	int cpuid;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index f3969a3600db..a0cc9bb41a92 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -1206,10 +1206,6 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 }
 
-void smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-}
-
 void __init smp_setup_processor_id(void)
 {
 	if (tlb_type == spitfire)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
index 4fab2ed454f3..31edeab5ee88 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ static inline void stop_other_cpus(void)
 	smp_ops.stop_other_cpus(1);
 }
 
-static inline void smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
-{
-	smp_ops.smp_prepare_boot_cpu();
-}
-
 static inline void smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
 	smp_ops.smp_prepare_cpus(max_cpus);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 3f57ce68a3f1..980782bd2c97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1187,6 +1187,11 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus_common(void)
 	set_cpu_sibling_map(0);
 }
 
+void __init smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
+{
+	smp_ops.smp_prepare_boot_cpu();
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 /* Establish whether parallel bringup can be supported. */
 bool __init arch_cpuhp_init_parallel_bringup(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index e87520dc2959..b84592950149 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ static inline void on_each_cpu_cond(smp_cond_func_t cond_func,
 	on_each_cpu_cond_mask(cond_func, func, info, wait, cpu_online_mask);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Architecture specific boot CPU setup.  Defined as empty weak function in
+ * init/main.c. Architectures can override it.
+ */
+void smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
@@ -171,12 +177,6 @@ void generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt(void);
 #define generic_smp_call_function_interrupt \
 	generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt
 
-/*
- * Mark the boot cpu "online" so that it can call console drivers in
- * printk() and can access its per-cpu storage.
- */
-void smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void);
-
 extern unsigned int setup_max_cpus;
 extern void __init setup_nr_cpu_ids(void);
 extern void __init smp_init(void);
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ static inline void up_smp_call_function(smp_call_func_t func, void *info)
 			(up_smp_call_function(func, info))
 
 static inline void smp_send_reschedule(int cpu) { }
-#define smp_prepare_boot_cpu()			do {} while (0)
 #define smp_call_function_many(mask, func, info, wait) \
 			(up_smp_call_function(func, info))
 static inline void call_function_init(void) { }
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index e24b0780fdff..d60bc4b23dd4 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ void __init __weak smp_setup_processor_id(void)
 {
 }
 
+void __init __weak smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
+{
+}
+
 # if THREAD_SIZE >= PAGE_SIZE
 void __init __weak thread_stack_cache_init(void)
 {