diff --git a/hal/halx86/apic/apicsmp.c b/hal/halx86/apic/apicsmp.c
index 735efbf5d23e7..a0775e75db5b2 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/apic/apicsmp.c
+++ b/hal/halx86/apic/apicsmp.c
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ ApicRequestGlobalInterrupt(
     _In_ APIC_DSH DestinationShortHand)
 {
     APIC_INTERRUPT_COMMAND_REGISTER Icr;
+    APIC_INTERRUPT_COMMAND_REGISTER IcrStatus;
+
+    /* Wait for the APIC to be idle */
+    do
+    {
+        IcrStatus.Long0 = ApicRead(APIC_ICR0);
+    } while (IcrStatus.DeliveryStatus);
 
     /* Setup the command register */
     Icr.LongLong = 0;
@@ -107,6 +114,10 @@ ApicStartApplicationProcessor(ULONG NTProcessorNumber, PHYSICAL_ADDRESS StartupL
     ApicRequestGlobalInterrupt(HalpProcessorIdentity[NTProcessorNumber].LapicId, 0,
         APIC_MT_INIT, APIC_TGM_Edge, APIC_DSH_Destination);
 
+    /* De-Assert Init IPI */
+    ApicRequestGlobalInterrupt(HalpProcessorIdentity[NTProcessorNumber].LapicId, 0,
+        APIC_MT_INIT, APIC_TGM_Level, APIC_DSH_Destination);
+
     /* Stall execution for a bit to give APIC time: MPS Spec - B.4 */
     KeStallExecutionProcessor(200);
 
diff --git a/hal/halx86/smp/i386/spinup.c b/hal/halx86/smp/i386/spinup.c
index a9a222b9696cb..9546d35058766 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/smp/i386/spinup.c
+++ b/hal/halx86/smp/i386/spinup.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ HalStartNextProcessor(
     _In_ PLOADER_PARAMETER_BLOCK LoaderBlock,
     _In_ PKPROCESSOR_STATE ProcessorState)
 {
-    
     /* Write KeLoaderBlock into Stack */
     ProcessorState->ContextFrame.Esp = (ULONG)((ULONG_PTR)ProcessorState->ContextFrame.Esp - sizeof(AP_SETUP_STACK));
     PAP_SETUP_STACK ApStack = (PAP_SETUP_STACK)ProcessorState->ContextFrame.Esp;
diff --git a/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/mproc.c b/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/mproc.c
index 81c61b5c5c9c8..0ab213e83741c 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/mproc.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/ke/i386/mproc.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ KeStartAllProcessors(VOID)
         KeLoaderBlock->Thread = (ULONG_PTR)&APInfo->Pcr.Prcb->IdleThread;
 
         // Start the CPU
-        DPRINT("Starting CPU: #%u\n", ProcessorCount);
+        DPRINT("Attempting to Start a CPU with number: %u\n", ProcessorCount);
         if (!HalStartNextProcessor(KeLoaderBlock, ProcessorState))
         {
             break;