diff --git a/hw/i386/x86-common.c b/hw/i386/x86-common.c
index a7d46c3105..5b0629f9ad 100644
--- a/hw/i386/x86-common.c
+++ b/hw/i386/x86-common.c
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ void x86_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
-    unsigned int smp_cores = ms->smp.cores;
-    unsigned int smp_threads = ms->smp.threads;
     X86CPUTopoInfo topo_info;
 
     if (!object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(cpu), ms->cpu_type)) {
@@ -329,17 +327,17 @@ void x86_cpu_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         if (cpu->core_id < 0) {
             error_setg(errp, "CPU core-id is not set");
             return;
-        } else if (cpu->core_id > (smp_cores - 1)) {
+        } else if (cpu->core_id > (ms->smp.cores - 1)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Invalid CPU core-id: %u must be in range 0:%u",
-                       cpu->core_id, smp_cores - 1);
+                       cpu->core_id, ms->smp.cores - 1);
             return;
         }
         if (cpu->thread_id < 0) {
             error_setg(errp, "CPU thread-id is not set");
             return;
-        } else if (cpu->thread_id > (smp_threads - 1)) {
+        } else if (cpu->thread_id > (ms->smp.threads - 1)) {
             error_setg(errp, "Invalid CPU thread-id: %u must be in range 0:%u",
-                       cpu->thread_id, smp_threads - 1);
+                       cpu->thread_id, ms->smp.threads - 1);
             return;
         }