diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index f998e655b570..885140055b7a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ config SMP
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
 config NR_CPUS
-	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-8192)"
-	range 2 8192
-	depends on SMP
+	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-8192)" if SMP
+	range 2 8192 if SMP
+	default "1" if !SMP
 	default "32" if PPC64
 	default "4"