diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
index 9642d4a38602..1fbe75a95f15 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,10 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(void)
 		pci_request_acs();
 
 		xen_acpi_sleep_register();
+
+		/* Avoid searching for BIOS MP tables */
+		x86_init.mpparse.find_smp_config = x86_init_noop;
+		x86_init.mpparse.get_smp_config = x86_init_uint_noop;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	/* PCI BIOS service won't work from a PV guest. */