diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e15709c..7aec60d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1590,6 +1590,11 @@
 	def_bool y
 	depends on !NUMA
 
+config NODES_SHIFT
+	int
+	default "6"
+	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
+
 source "mm/Kconfig"
 
 config SMP