diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index a9a507a19540..17526bebcbd2 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ config NR_CPUS
 	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
 	range 2 32
 	depends on SMP
-	default "32"
+	default "4"
 
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