diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
index 66d7ba61803c8..659d99af91566 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/smp.c
@@ -885,24 +885,12 @@ static void __no_sanitize_address smp_start_secondary(void *cpuvoid)
 /* Upping and downing of CPUs */
 int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 {
-	struct pcpu *pcpu;
-	int base, i, rc;
+	struct pcpu *pcpu = pcpu_devices + cpu;
+	int rc;
 
-	pcpu = pcpu_devices + cpu;
 	if (pcpu->state != CPU_STATE_CONFIGURED)
 		return -EIO;
-	base = smp_get_base_cpu(cpu);
-	for (i = 0; i <= smp_cpu_mtid; i++) {
-		if (base + i < nr_cpu_ids)
-			if (cpu_online(base + i))
-				break;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * If this is the first CPU of the core to get online
-	 * do an initial CPU reset.
-	 */
-	if (i > smp_cpu_mtid &&
-	    pcpu_sigp_retry(pcpu_devices + base, SIGP_INITIAL_CPU_RESET, 0) !=
+	if (pcpu_sigp_retry(pcpu, SIGP_INITIAL_CPU_RESET, 0) !=
 	    SIGP_CC_ORDER_CODE_ACCEPTED)
 		return -EIO;