diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index a80ab58ae3f1..5b977f20c139 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ 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 2c339793511b..e46aa00b3c99 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@ 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