diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c
index 1a9c68845ee8c8538e6b6e6f1c04d5d4a19fb9be..786548a62d381b1b65af8651c912d491d2178f2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/genapic_flat_64.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static unsigned int physflat_cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpumask_t cpumask)
 	 * May as well be the first.
 	 */
 	cpu = first_cpu(cpumask);
-	if ((unsigned)cpu < NR_CPUS)
+	if ((unsigned)cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
 		return per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_apicid, cpu);
 	else
 		return BAD_APICID;