diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
index 41dd8e0eb511..43650fe81741 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/topology.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void topology_hotunplug_apic(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
 static unsigned int max_possible_cpus __initdata = NR_CPUS;
 
 /**