diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
index c3a532abac03..2e5216c28bb1 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/process.c
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ void __cpuidle arch_cpu_idle(void)
 
 static int __init parisc_idle_init(void)
 {
-	const char *marker;
-
-	/* check QEMU/SeaBIOS marker in PAGE0 */
-	marker = (char *) &PAGE0->pad0;
-	running_on_qemu = (memcmp(marker, "SeaBIOS", 8) == 0);
-
 	if (!running_on_qemu)
 		cpu_idle_poll_ctrl(1);
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
index 2e66a887788e..581b0c66e521 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ void start_parisc(void)
 	int ret, cpunum;
 	struct pdc_coproc_cfg coproc_cfg;
 
+	/* check QEMU/SeaBIOS marker in PAGE0 */
+	running_on_qemu = (memcmp(&PAGE0->pad0, "SeaBIOS", 8) == 0);
+
 	cpunum = smp_processor_id();
 
 	set_firmware_width_unlocked();