diff --git a/hw/arm/boot.c b/hw/arm/boot.c
index 26184bcd7c..9ae6ab2689 100644
--- a/hw/arm/boot.c
+++ b/hw/arm/boot.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void arm_load_kernel(ARMCPU *cpu, struct arm_boot_info *info)
      * actually loading a kernel, the handler is also responsible for
      * arranging that we start it correctly.
      */
-    for (cs = CPU(cpu); cs; cs = CPU_NEXT(cs)) {
+    for (cs = first_cpu; cs; cs = CPU_NEXT(cs)) {
         qemu_register_reset(do_cpu_reset, ARM_CPU(cs));
     }
 }