diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
index 0aad8670858e..e796448f0eb5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mrst.c
@@ -237,4 +237,9 @@ void __init x86_mrst_early_setup(void)
 	x86_init.pci.fixup_irqs = x86_init_noop;
 
 	legacy_pic = &null_legacy_pic;
+
+	/* Avoid searching for BIOS MP tables */
+	x86_init.mpparse.find_smp_config = x86_init_noop;
+	x86_init.mpparse.get_smp_config = x86_init_uint_noop;
+
 }