diff --git a/expect-lava/linux.inc b/expect-lava/linux.inc
index 9c8b367..9067a49 100644
--- a/expect-lava/linux.inc
+++ b/expect-lava/linux.inc
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 fi
 
 expect_string+=('i;Linux version')
-expect_string+=("i;SMP: Total of ${num_cpus} processors activated")
+failures='CPU[0-9]+: failed to come online'
+expect_string+=("i;SMP: Total of ${num_cpus} processors activated;;${failures}")
 expect_string+=('i;Freeing unused kernel memory')