diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 073b3582544b..ecd12379e2cd 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -353,8 +353,8 @@ endchoice
 
 config NODES_SHIFT
 	int "Maximum NUMA Nodes (as a power of 2)"
-	default "1" if !DISCONTIGMEM
-	default "2" if DISCONTIGMEM
+	default "0" if !DISCONTIGMEM
+	default "1" if DISCONTIGMEM
 	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
 	---help---
 	  Accessing memory beyond 1GB (with or w/o PAE) requires 2 memory