diff --git a/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp b/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
index 77eace91d4..ed2bb59df3 100644
--- a/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/CommandLine.cpp
@@ -108,9 +108,18 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT bool CommandLine::is_ide_enabled() const
 
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT bool CommandLine::is_smp_enabled() const
 {
+    // Note: We can't enable SMP mode without enabling the IOAPIC.
+    if (!is_ioapic_enabled())
+        return false;
     return lookup("smp"sv).value_or("off"sv) == "on"sv;
 }
 
+UNMAP_AFTER_INIT bool CommandLine::is_smp_enabled_without_ioapic_enabled() const
+{
+    auto smp_enabled = lookup("smp"sv).value_or("off"sv) == "on"sv;
+    return smp_enabled && !is_ioapic_enabled();
+}
+
 UNMAP_AFTER_INIT bool CommandLine::is_ioapic_enabled() const
 {
     auto value = lookup("enable_ioapic"sv).value_or("on"sv);
diff --git a/Kernel/CommandLine.h b/Kernel/CommandLine.h
index 5b4f2c37b6..e6b29f38a4 100644
--- a/Kernel/CommandLine.h
+++ b/Kernel/CommandLine.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_boot_profiling_enabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_ide_enabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_ioapic_enabled() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] bool is_smp_enabled_without_ioapic_enabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_smp_enabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_physical_networking_disabled() const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool is_vmmouse_enabled() const;
diff --git a/Kernel/Interrupts/InterruptManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Interrupts/InterruptManagement.cpp
index c0f57531a8..db39ae1637 100644
--- a/Kernel/Interrupts/InterruptManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Interrupts/InterruptManagement.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT void InterruptManagement::initialize()
 {
     VERIFY(!InterruptManagement::initialized());
     s_interrupt_management = new InterruptManagement();
-
+    if (!kernel_command_line().is_smp_enabled_without_ioapic_enabled()) {
+        dbgln("Can't enable SMP mode without IOAPIC mode being enabled");
+    }
     if (!kernel_command_line().is_ioapic_enabled() && !kernel_command_line().is_smp_enabled())
         InterruptManagement::the().switch_to_pic_mode();
     else