diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01
index 3ca112444ce7..7093422050f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/RUDE01
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=3
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
index 34c8ff5a12f2..e4d74e5fc1d0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TRACE01
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=5
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n