diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
index 9702c1bc5..2ee5e05a0 100755
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device,
 
 	result = acpi_processor_get_info(device);
 	if (result) /* Processor is not physically present or unavailable */
-		return result;
+		return 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids);