diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
index d5f64018044b..503404f3280e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/base/arch_topology.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void update_siblings_masks(unsigned int cpuid)
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		cpu_topo = &cpu_topology[cpu];
 
-		if (cpuid_topo->llc_id == cpu_topo->llc_id) {
+		if (cpu_topo->llc_id != -1 && cpuid_topo->llc_id == cpu_topo->llc_id) {
 			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &cpuid_topo->llc_sibling);
 			cpumask_set_cpu(cpuid, &cpu_topo->llc_sibling);
 		}