diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 6e0e16a3a7d4..321119881abf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -961,8 +961,7 @@ void smp_send_stop(void)
 		cpumask_copy(&mask, cpu_online_mask);
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(smp_processor_id(), &mask);
 
-		if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING ||
-		    system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING)
+		if (system_state <= SYSTEM_RUNNING)
 			pr_crit("SMP: stopping secondary CPUs\n");
 		smp_cross_call(&mask, IPI_CPU_STOP);
 	}