diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 170400879f448dff13106e1b9f94e1bd645c8117..15aee26ec2b6308be3d9e9f7e0e47f120be11fe1 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ static int __devinit have_cpuid_p(void)
 
 /* Do minimum CPU detection early.
    Fields really needed: vendor, cpuid_level, family, model, mask, cache alignment.
-   The others are not touched to avoid unwanted side effects. */
+   The others are not touched to avoid unwanted side effects.
+
+   WARNING: this function is only called on the BP.  Don't add code here
+   that is supposed to run on all CPUs. */
 static void __init early_cpu_detect(void)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &boot_cpu_data;
@@ -236,12 +239,6 @@ static void __init early_cpu_detect(void)
 		if (cap0 & (1<<19))
 			c->x86_cache_alignment = ((misc >> 8) & 0xff) * 8;
 	}
-
-	early_intel_workaround(c);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_HT
-	phys_proc_id[smp_processor_id()] = (cpuid_ebx(1) >> 24) & 0xff;
-#endif
 }
 
 void __devinit generic_identify(struct cpuinfo_x86 * c)
@@ -289,6 +286,12 @@ void __devinit generic_identify(struct cpuinfo_x86 * c)
 				get_model_name(c); /* Default name */
 		}
 	}
+
+	early_intel_workaround(c);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_HT
+	phys_proc_id[smp_processor_id()] = (cpuid_ebx(1) >> 24) & 0xff;
+#endif
 }
 
 static void __devinit squash_the_stupid_serial_number(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)