diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
index 5e868b62a7c4e4..0270925fe013bc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int detect_extended_topology_early(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 * initial apic id, which also represents 32-bit extended x2apic id.
 	 */
 	c->initial_apicid = edx;
-	smp_num_siblings = LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx);
+	smp_num_siblings = max_t(int, smp_num_siblings, LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx));
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ int detect_extended_topology(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 	 */
 	cpuid_count(leaf, SMT_LEVEL, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
 	c->initial_apicid = edx;
-	core_level_siblings = smp_num_siblings = LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx);
+	core_level_siblings = LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx);
+	smp_num_siblings = max_t(int, smp_num_siblings, LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx));
 	core_plus_mask_width = ht_mask_width = BITS_SHIFT_NEXT_LEVEL(eax);
 	die_level_siblings = LEVEL_MAX_SIBLINGS(ebx);
 	pkg_mask_width = die_plus_mask_width = BITS_SHIFT_NEXT_LEVEL(eax);