diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index cfea6237a9e0..f0d3a2d85a5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -253,11 +253,11 @@ config SCHED_SMT
 	  places. If unsure say N here.
 
 config NR_CPUS
-	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
-	range 2 32
+	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-64)"
+	range 2 64
 	depends on SMP
 	# These have to remain sorted largest to smallest
-	default "8"
+	default "64"
 
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs"