diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
index 6d59e6906fdd..f13b2c9ea912 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ int riscv_of_processor_hartid(struct device_node *node)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (of_property_read_u32(node, "reg", &hart)) {
+	hart = of_get_cpu_hwid(node, 0);
+	if (hart == ~0U) {
 		pr_warn("Found CPU without hart ID\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}