diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index eafed8fbf340a09bd4871fe15eb1b012e794e6aa..7ae97c26d23ca25caf3c008284f5afe11a139629 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1221,7 +1221,9 @@ void __init sync_Arb_IDs(void)
 enum apic_intr_mode {
 	APIC_PIC,
 	APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE,
+	APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE_NO_CONFIG,
 	APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO,
+	APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO_NO_ROUTING,
 };
 
 static int __init apic_intr_mode_select(void)
@@ -1262,11 +1264,27 @@ static int __init apic_intr_mode_select(void)
 	/* Check MP table or ACPI MADT configuration */
 	if (!smp_found_config) {
 		disable_ioapic_support();
-		if (!acpi_lapic)
+		if (!acpi_lapic) {
 			pr_info("APIC: ACPI MADT or MP tables are not detected\n");
+			return APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE_NO_CONFIG;
+		}
 		return APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE;
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	/* If SMP should be disabled, then really disable it! */
+	if (!setup_max_cpus) {
+		pr_info("APIC: SMP mode deactivated\n");
+		return APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO_NO_ROUTING;
+	}
+
+	if (read_apic_id() != boot_cpu_physical_apicid) {
+		panic("Boot APIC ID in local APIC unexpected (%d vs %d)",
+		     read_apic_id(), boot_cpu_physical_apicid);
+		/* Or can we switch back to PIC here? */
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO;
 }
 
@@ -1322,17 +1340,31 @@ void __init init_bsp_APIC(void)
 /* Init the interrupt delivery mode for the BSP */
 void __init apic_intr_mode_init(void)
 {
+	bool upmode = false;
+
 	switch (apic_intr_mode_select()) {
 	case APIC_PIC:
 		pr_info("APIC: Keep in PIC mode(8259)\n");
 		return;
 	case APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE:
 		pr_info("APIC: Switch to virtual wire mode setup\n");
-		return;
+		default_setup_apic_routing();
+		break;
+	case APIC_VIRTUAL_WIRE_NO_CONFIG:
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to virtual wire mode setup with no configuration\n");
+		upmode = true;
+		default_setup_apic_routing();
+		break;
 	case APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO:
 		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmectic I/O mode setup\n");
-		return;
+		default_setup_apic_routing();
+		break;
+	case APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO_NO_ROUTING:
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmectic I/O mode setup in no SMP routine\n");
+		break;
 	}
+
+	apic_bsp_setup(upmode);
 }
 
 static void lapic_setup_esr(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index d367ddbec5d02e4c14cabeb3b3390c11013e7b5e..d0a1d28c23e81c074197e4302062ae74fc6049f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1336,18 +1336,17 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 
 	set_cpu_sibling_map(0);
 
+	apic_intr_mode_init();
+
 	switch (smp_sanity_check(max_cpus)) {
 	case SMP_NO_CONFIG:
 		disable_smp();
-		if (APIC_init_uniprocessor())
-			pr_notice("Local APIC not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation.\n");
 		return;
 	case SMP_NO_APIC:
 		disable_smp();
 		return;
 	case SMP_FORCE_UP:
 		disable_smp();
-		apic_bsp_setup(false);
 		/* Setup local timer */
 		x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();
 		return;
@@ -1355,15 +1354,6 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (read_apic_id() != boot_cpu_physical_apicid) {
-		panic("Boot APIC ID in local APIC unexpected (%d vs %d)",
-		     read_apic_id(), boot_cpu_physical_apicid);
-		/* Or can we switch back to PIC here? */
-	}
-
-	default_setup_apic_routing();
-	apic_bsp_setup(false);
-
 	/* Setup local timer */
 	x86_init.timers.setup_percpu_clockev();