diff --git a/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.9/0155-lantiq-VPE-nosmp.patch b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.9/0155-lantiq-VPE-nosmp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..898c2d4821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-4.9/0155-lantiq-VPE-nosmp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
++++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe-mt.c
+@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ int vpe_run(struct vpe *v)
+ 	 * kernels need to turn it on, even if that wasn't the pre-dvpe() state.
+ 	 */
+ #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+-	evpe(vpeflags);
++	if (!setup_max_cpus) /* nosmp is set */
++		evpe(EVPE_ENABLE);
++	else
++		evpe(vpeflags);
+ #else
+ 	evpe(EVPE_ENABLE);
+ #endif