diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
index 28323b7aea80..b745b6a9f322 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 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
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
index bc19ebb73000..4f7d952d8517 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
 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
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
index 203c563b21dd..10ef3bed5f43 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_PAGE_SIZE_16KB=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_CMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=2
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="cmp"
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y