diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 50c95af0f017..f3e9b2df4b16 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -2093,7 +2093,6 @@ int generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	num_processors++;
 	if (apicid == boot_cpu_physical_apicid) {
 		/*
 		 * x86_bios_cpu_apicid is required to have processors listed
@@ -2116,10 +2115,13 @@ int generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version)
 
 		pr_warning("APIC: Package limit reached. Processor %d/0x%x ignored.\n",
 			   thiscpu, apicid);
+
 		disabled_cpus++;
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
+	num_processors++;
+
 	/*
 	 * Validate version
 	 */