diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
index 3df7f9c72f42..75e540972135 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void *c_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	 * way to pass it w/o having to kmalloc/free a 2 byte string.
 	 * Encode cpu-id as 0xFFcccc, which is decoded by show routine.
 	 */
-	return *pos < num_possible_cpus() ? cpu_to_ptr(*pos) : NULL;
+	return *pos < nr_cpu_ids ? cpu_to_ptr(*pos) : NULL;
 }
 
 static void *c_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)