diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
index 4184d641f05e..33a02f3814f5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/proc.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void *c_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	unsigned long i = *pos;
 
-	return i < NR_CPUS ? (void *) (i + 1) : NULL;
+	return i < nr_cpu_ids ? (void *) (i + 1) : NULL;
 }
 
 static void *c_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)