diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/gcmpregs.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/gcmpregs.h
index d74a8a4ca861..36fd969d64d6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/gcmpregs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/gcmpregs.h
@@ -114,4 +114,6 @@
 #define GCMP_CCB_DINTGROUP_OFS		0x0030		/* DINT Group Participate */
 #define GCMP_CCB_DBGGROUP_OFS		0x0100		/* DebugBreak Group */
 
+extern int __init gcmp_probe(unsigned long, unsigned long);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_GCMPREGS_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
index 475038a141a6..27c807b67fea 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-init.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
+#include <asm/gcmpregs.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/prom.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/generic.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/bonito64.h>
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ extern struct plat_smp_ops msmtc_smp_ops;
 
 void __init prom_init(void)
 {
+	int result;
+
 	prom_argc = fw_arg0;
 	_prom_argv = (int *) fw_arg1;
 	_prom_envp = (int *) fw_arg2;
@@ -358,12 +361,21 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
 	console_config();
 #endif
+	/* Early detection of CMP support */
+	result = gcmp_probe(GCMP_BASE_ADDR, GCMP_ADDRSPACE_SZ);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_CMP
-	register_smp_ops(&cmp_smp_ops);
+	if (result)
+		register_smp_ops(&cmp_smp_ops);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_CMP
+	if (!result)
+		register_smp_ops(&vsmp_smp_ops);
+#else
 	register_smp_ops(&vsmp_smp_ops);
 #endif
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	register_smp_ops(&msmtc_smp_ops);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
index bc0ba58acfd5..a8756f82c31b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static struct gic_intr_map gic_intr_map[GIC_NUM_INTRS] = {
 /*
  * GCMP needs to be detected before any SMP initialisation
  */
-static int __init gcmp_probe(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
+int __init gcmp_probe(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	if (gcmp_present >= 0)
 		return gcmp_present;
@@ -449,14 +449,11 @@ static void __init fill_ipi_map(void)
 
 void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 {
-	int gic_present, gcmp_present;
-
 	init_i8259_irqs();
 
 	if (!cpu_has_veic)
 		mips_cpu_irq_init();
 
-	gcmp_present = gcmp_probe(GCMP_BASE_ADDR, GCMP_ADDRSPACE_SZ);
 	if (gcmp_present)  {
 		GCMPGCB(GICBA) = GIC_BASE_ADDR | GCMP_GCB_GICBA_EN_MSK;
 		gic_present = 1;