diff --git a/kernel-src/lib/panic.c b/kernel-src/lib/panic.c
index 8b580b09..13030993 100644
--- a/kernel-src/lib/panic.c
+++ b/kernel-src/lib/panic.c
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 __attribute__((noreturn)) void _panic(char *msg, context_t *ctx) {
 	interrupt_set(false);
-	arch_smp_haltallothers();
+	if (arch_smp_cpusawake > 1)
+		arch_smp_haltallothers();
+
 	printf("cpu%lu: Oops.\n", current_cpu_id());
 
 	if (msg)