diff --git a/drivers/of/cpu.c b/drivers/of/cpu.c
index 5214dc3d05ae..bd0e918d6f29 100644
--- a/drivers/of/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/of/cpu.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static bool __of_find_n_match_cpu_property(struct device_node *cpun,
 	cell = of_get_property(cpun, prop_name, &prop_len);
 	if (!cell && !ac && arch_match_cpu_phys_id(cpu, 0))
 		return true;
-	if (!cell || !ac)
+	if (!cell || !ac || ac > 2)
 		return false;
 	prop_len /= sizeof(*cell) * ac;
 	for (tid = 0; tid < prop_len; tid++) {