diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 9da795e49337..915a7ac6a91a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ config SMP
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
 config NR_CPUS
-	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-1024)"
-	range 2 1024
+	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-8192)"
+	range 2 8192
 	depends on SMP
 	default "32" if PPC64
 	default "4"