diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/platform.h b/sys/powerpc/include/platform.h
index 48ea0e60325..d93088c9b82 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/platform.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/platform.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int	platform_smp_first_cpu(struct cpuref *);
 int	platform_smp_next_cpu(struct cpuref *);
 int	platform_smp_get_bsp(struct cpuref *);
 int	platform_smp_start_cpu(struct pcpu *);
+void	platform_smp_ap_init(void);
   
 const char *installed_platform(void);
 void platform_probe_and_attach(void);
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c
index b6d977b3098..6835d0c84ad 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/mp_machdep.c
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ machdep_ap_bootstrap(void)
 #endif
 	decr_ap_init();
 
+	/* Give platform code a chance to do anything necessary */
+	platform_smp_ap_init();
+
 	/* Serialize console output and AP count increment */
 	mtx_lock_spin(&ap_boot_mtx);
 	ap_awake++;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform.c
index 169bbc199e1..6f7e7b56115 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform.c
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ platform_smp_start_cpu(struct pcpu *cpu)
 	return (PLATFORM_SMP_START_CPU(plat_obj, cpu));
 }
 
+void
+platform_smp_ap_init()
+{
+	PLATFORM_SMP_AP_INIT(plat_obj);
+}
+
 #ifdef SMP
 struct cpu_group *
 cpu_topo(void)
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform_if.m b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform_if.m
index 94383c327d6..cd878e02b6c 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform_if.m
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/platform_if.m
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ CODE {
 	{
 		return (VM_MAX_ADDRESS);
 	}
+	static void platform_null_smp_ap_init(platform_t plat)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 };
 
 /**
@@ -184,6 +188,14 @@ METHOD int smp_start_cpu {
 	struct pcpu	*_cpu;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Start a CPU
+ *
+ */
+METHOD void smp_ap_init {
+	platform_t	_plat;
+} DEFAULT platform_null_smp_ap_init;
+
 /**
  * @brief Return SMP topology
  */