diff --git a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
index 646801813415..7490865e2f44 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2022 Linutronix GmbH, John Ogness
 // Copyright (C) 2022 Intel, Thomas Gleixner
 
+#include "linux/panic.h"
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
@@ -589,7 +590,6 @@ static struct printk_buffers panic_nbcon_pbufs;
  */
 static bool nbcon_context_try_acquire(struct nbcon_context *ctxt, bool is_reacquire)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct console *con = ctxt->console;
 	struct nbcon_state cur;
 	int err;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ out:
 	/* Acquire succeeded. */
 
 	/* Assign the appropriate buffer for this context. */
-	if (atomic_read(&panic_cpu) == cpu)
+	if (panic_on_this_cpu())
 		ctxt->pbufs = &panic_nbcon_pbufs;
 	else
 		ctxt->pbufs = con->pbufs;