diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index 844a44b64472..4d6681dce816 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -572,9 +572,6 @@ __secondary_start:
 	/* Set thread priority to MEDIUM */
 	HMT_MEDIUM
 
-	/* Do early setup for that CPU (stab, slb, hash table pointer) */
-	bl	.early_setup_secondary
-
 	/* Initialize the kernel stack.  Just a repeat for iSeries.	 */
 	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r3, current_set)
 	sldi	r28,r24,3		/* get current_set[cpu#]	 */
@@ -582,6 +579,9 @@ __secondary_start:
 	addi	r1,r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	std	r1,PACAKSAVE(r13)
 
+	/* Do early setup for that CPU (stab, slb, hash table pointer) */
+	bl	.early_setup_secondary
+
 	/* Clear backchain so we get nice backtraces */
 	li	r7,0
 	mtlr	r7