diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
index ba933b56..df811140 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ void smp_start(uint32_t id)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_MULTIBOOT
 static unsigned int* search_apic(unsigned int base, unsigned int limit) {
 	uint32_t* ptr;
 
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ static unsigned int* search_apic(unsigned int base, unsigned int limit) {
 
 	return NULL;
 }
-#endif
 
 #if MAX_CORES > 1
 int smp_init(void)
@@ -561,6 +559,13 @@ static int apic_probe(void)
 	uint32_t i, count;
 	int isa_bus = -1;
 
+	apic_mp = (apic_mp_t*) search_apic(0xF0000, 0x100000);
+	if (apic_mp)
+		goto found_mp;
+	apic_mp = (apic_mp_t*) search_apic(0x9F000, 0xA0000);
+	if (apic_mp)
+		goto found_mp;
+
 	// searching MP signature in the reserved memory areas
 #ifdef CONFIG_MULTIBOOT
 	if (mb_info && (mb_info->flags & (1 << 6))) {
@@ -583,13 +588,8 @@ static int apic_probe(void)
 			mmap++;
 		}
 	}
-found_mp:
-#else
-	apic_mp = (apic_mp_t*) search_apic(0xF0000, 0x100000);
-	if (!apic_mp)
-		apic_mp = (apic_mp_t*) search_apic(0x9F000, 0xA0000);
 #endif
-
+found_mp:
 	if (!apic_mp) 
 		goto no_mp;