3 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sys-utils/lscpu-arm.c b/sys-utils/lscpu-arm.c
index e6678441f4..20c7291e56 100644
--- a/sys-utils/lscpu-arm.c
+++ b/sys-utils/lscpu-arm.c
@@ -316,13 +316,14 @@ static int __arm_cpu_smbios(struct lscpu_desc *desc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void arm_cpu_decode(struct lscpu_desc *desc)
+void arm_cpu_decode(struct lscpu_desc *desc, struct lscpu_modifier *mod)
 {
 	int rc = -1;
 
 	/* use SMBIOS Type 4 data if available,
 	 * else fall back to manual decoding using the tables above */
-	if (access(_PATH_SYS_DMI_TYPE4, R_OK) == 0)
+	if (mod->system == SYSTEM_LIVE &&
+	    access(_PATH_SYS_DMI_TYPE4, R_OK) == 0)
 		rc = __arm_cpu_smbios(desc);
 
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/sys-utils/lscpu.c b/sys-utils/lscpu.c
index 90c475a1f4..b7dc4dfb5f 100644
--- a/sys-utils/lscpu.c
+++ b/sys-utils/lscpu.c
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	read_nodes(desc);
 	read_hypervisor(desc, mod);
-	arm_cpu_decode(desc);
+	arm_cpu_decode(desc, mod);
 
 	switch(mod->mode) {
 	case OUTPUT_SUMMARY:
diff --git a/sys-utils/lscpu.h b/sys-utils/lscpu.h
index c0c5bbfe15..3de0abcce1 100644
--- a/sys-utils/lscpu.h
+++ b/sys-utils/lscpu.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ struct lscpu_modifier {
 };
 
 extern int read_hypervisor_dmi(void);
-extern void arm_cpu_decode(struct lscpu_desc *desc);
+extern void arm_cpu_decode(struct lscpu_desc *desc, struct lscpu_modifier *mod);
 
 #define _PATH_SYS_DMI		"/sys/firmware/dmi/tables/DMI"
 #define _PATH_SYS_DMI_TYPE4	"/sys/firmware/dmi/entries/4-0/raw"