diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 2270730f535..be2cae08340 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -687,13 +687,14 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 #ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 	if (MACHINE_HAS_IEEE)
 		lowcore->extended_save_area_addr = (u32) save_area;
-#else
-	if (vdso_alloc_per_cpu(smp_processor_id(), lowcore))
-		BUG();
 #endif
 	set_prefix((u32)(unsigned long) lowcore);
 	local_mcck_enable();
 	local_irq_enable();
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	if (vdso_alloc_per_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &S390_lowcore))
+		BUG();
+#endif
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		if (cpu != smp_processor_id())
 			smp_create_idle(cpu);