diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sparsemem.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sparsemem.h
index 4517d6b..1f5bee2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sparsemem.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sparsemem.h
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@
 # endif
 #else /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
 # define SECTION_SIZE_BITS	27 /* matt - 128 is convenient right now */
-# define MAX_PHYSADDR_BITS	44
-# define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS	46
+# ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
+#  define MAX_PHYSADDR_BITS	52
+#  define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS	52
+# else
+#  define MAX_PHYSADDR_BITS	44
+#  define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS	46
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPARSEMEM */