1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 56eb14c98475..b3dbf11eb82c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ config OUT_OF_LINE_PFN_TO_PAGE
         depends on DISCONTIGMEM
 
 config NR_CPUS
-        int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-256)"
+        int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-255)"
         range 2 255
         depends on SMP
         default "8"
         help
           This allows you to specify the maximum number of CPUs which this
-          kernel will support. Current maximum is 256 CPUs due to
+          kernel will support. Current maximum is 255 CPUs due to
           APIC addressing limits. Less depending on the hardware.
 
           This is purely to save memory - each supported CPU requires