diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 22138402600ff3794f8734225e1eb5b0cad427e5..92d15f2f493a85ebe0578be3449f3feaf04cfc8b 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void cpu_common_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-#ifdef __aarch64__
+#ifndef __aarch64__
     if (dev->hotplugged) {
         cpu_synchronize_post_init(cpu);
         cpu_resume(cpu);