diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/arm/short_translation_table.h b/repos/base-hw/src/core/arm/short_translation_table.h
index 49e0656d1d..64a153b8af 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/arm/short_translation_table.h
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/arm/short_translation_table.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 /* base-hw includes */
 #include <page_flags.h>
 #include <page_slab.h>
+#include <processor_driver.h>
 
 namespace Arm
 {
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ class Arm::Section_table
 						access_t v = access_permission_bits<Small_page>(flags);
 						v |= memory_region_attr<Small_page>(flags);
 						v |= Ng::bits(!flags.global);
-						v |= S::bits(1);
+						v |= S::bits(Processor_driver::is_smp());
 						v |= Pa::masked(pa);
 						Descriptor::type(v, Descriptor::SMALL_PAGE);
 						return v;
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ class Arm::Section_table
 				access_t v = access_permission_bits<Section>(flags);
 				v |= memory_region_attr<Section>(flags);
 				v |= Domain::bits(DOMAIN);
-				v |= S::bits(1);
+				v |= S::bits(Processor_driver::is_smp());
 				v |= Ng::bits(!flags.global);
 				v |= Pa::masked(pa);
 				Descriptor::type(v, Descriptor::SECTION);
diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm.h b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm.h
index 2c231a898d..280e363672 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm.h
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm.h
@@ -699,6 +699,11 @@ namespace Arm
 			base = base & LINE_ALIGNM_MASK;
 			for (; base < top; base += LINE_SIZE) { Icimvau::write(base); }
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return true if the processor support multiple cores
+		 */
+		static bool is_smp() { return PROCESSORS > 1; }
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v6.h b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v6.h
index 6a71d44bef..660670e7ee 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v6.h
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v6.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ namespace Arm_v6
 
 		static void start_secondary_processors(void * const ip)
 		{
-			if (PROCESSORS > 1) { PERR("multiprocessing not implemented"); }
+			if (is_smp()) { PERR("multiprocessing not implemented"); }
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v7.h b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v7.h
index 60778d9b9d..35c3fc7fd7 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v7.h
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/processor_driver/arm_v7.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace Arm_v7
 		 */
 		static void start_secondary_processors(void * const ip)
 		{
-			if (PROCESSORS > 1) {
+			if (is_smp()) {
 				Genode::Board::secondary_processors_ip(ip);
 				data_synchronization_barrier();
 				asm volatile ("sev\n");