diff --git a/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_mpspec.h b/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_mpspec.h
index 6b5dadcf1d0e..51c9a9775932 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_mpspec.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_mpspec.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #define MAX_IRQ_SOURCES 256
 
+#if CONFIG_BASE_SMALL == 0
+#define MAX_MP_BUSSES 256
+#else
 #define MAX_MP_BUSSES 32
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __ASM_MACH_MPSPEC_H */