diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 690718b3701a..4f9303f6a687 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ config MACH_LOONGSON64
 	select ISA
 	select I8259
 	select IRQ_MIPS_CPU
-	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_4
+	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_64
 	select USE_GENERIC_EARLY_PRINTK_8250
 	select SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON64
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK