diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
index ad7dfbbafa45..aec8a3ea1436 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CONFIG_S3C24XX_PWM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS5=y
 CONFIG_MACH_EXYNOS4_DT=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=2
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 CONFIG_AEABI=y
 CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y