diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/cpuidle.c b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/cpuidle.c
index ddbfe8709fe7..8e0eb2ef8c41 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/cpuidle.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/cpuidle.c
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ static int exynos4_enter_lowpower(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 {
 	int new_index = index;
 
-	/* This mode only can be entered when other core's are offline */
-	if (num_online_cpus() > 1)
+	/* AFTR can only be entered when cores other than CPU0 are offline */
+	if (num_online_cpus() > 1 || dev->cpu != 0)
 		new_index = drv->safe_state_index;
 
 	if (new_index == 0)
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@ static int exynos_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		device = &per_cpu(exynos4_cpuidle_device, cpu_id);
 		device->cpu = cpu_id;
 
-		/* Support IDLE only */
-		if (cpu_id != 0)
-			device->state_count = 1;
-
 		ret = cpuidle_register_device(device);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register cpuidle device\n");