diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 2c5ade79eb8..2d9d6bdfe7c 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 	setup_arch(&command_line);
 	mm_init_owner(&init_mm, &init_task);
 	setup_command_line(command_line);
-	setup_per_cpu_areas();
 	setup_nr_cpu_ids();
+	setup_per_cpu_areas();
 	smp_prepare_boot_cpu();	/* arch-specific boot-cpu hooks */
 
 	build_all_zonelists();