diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
index 2d956aa0a38a..8c0105a49839 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ static int __init init_cr16_clocksource(void)
 		cpu0_loc = per_cpu(cpu_data, 0).cpu_loc;
 
 		for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-			if (cpu0_loc == per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu).cpu_loc)
+			if (cpu == 0)
+				continue;
+			if ((cpu0_loc != 0) &&
+			    (cpu0_loc == per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu).cpu_loc))
 				continue;
 
 			clocksource_cr16.name = "cr16_unstable";