diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
index b4ec6c7dd72e..5725029aaa29 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 struct thread_info {
 	int		preempt_count;		/* 0 => preemptable,
 						   <0 => BUG */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	unsigned int	cpu;
+#endif
 	unsigned long	local_flags;		/* private flags for thread */
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
 	unsigned long *livepatch_sp;