diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index 91ea4a67f8ca..2e3f605c346b 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ smp_call_function_any(const struct cpumask *mask, smp_call_func_t func,
 static inline void kick_all_cpus_sync(void) {  }
 static inline void wake_up_all_idle_cpus(void) {  }
 
+#define setup_max_cpus 0
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_UP_LATE_INIT
 extern void __init up_late_init(void);
 static inline void smp_init(void) { up_late_init(); }
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b25c779e93ac..c787e94cc898 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ static int __init rdinit_setup(char *str)
 __setup("rdinit=", rdinit_setup);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
-static const unsigned int setup_max_cpus = NR_CPUS;
 static inline void setup_nr_cpu_ids(void) { }
 static inline void smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int maxcpus) { }
 #endif