diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
index 28323b7..b745b6a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=2
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y