diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 52ca8da4ab52..f8f48a7ec577 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VCPU_DEBUGFS
 
 #define KVM_MAX_VCPUS 1024
-#define KVM_SOFT_MAX_VCPUS 240
+#define KVM_SOFT_MAX_VCPUS 710
 
 /*
  * In x86, the VCPU ID corresponds to the APIC ID, and APIC IDs