diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
index b150f4deaccf..6914b289c86b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ static void disable_nest_pmu_counters(void)
 	const struct cpumask *l_cpumask;
 
 	get_online_cpus();
-	for_each_online_node(nid) {
+	for_each_node_with_cpus(nid) {
 		l_cpumask = cpumask_of_node(nid);
-		cpu = cpumask_first(l_cpumask);
+		cpu = cpumask_first_and(l_cpumask, cpu_online_mask);
+		if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+			continue;
 		opal_imc_counters_stop(OPAL_IMC_COUNTERS_NEST,
 				       get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu));
 	}