diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
index 579b9b740c7c79326c079440cda33341b3ba6472..5a446f079b33e66b18b4e81a137fd16d6845d3ff 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot_32.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int smp_num_siblings = 1;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(smp_num_siblings);
 
 /* Last level cache ID of each logical CPU */
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, cpu_llc_id) = BAD_APICID;
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(u16, cpu_llc_id) = BAD_APICID;
 
 /* representing HT siblings of each logical CPU */
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(cpumask_t, cpu_sibling_map);
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct cpuinfo_x86, cpu_info);
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(cpu_info);
 
 /* which logical CPU number maps to which CPU (physical APIC ID) */
-u8 x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[NR_CPUS] __initdata =
+u16 x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[NR_CPUS] __initdata =
 			{ [0 ... NR_CPUS-1] = BAD_APICID };
 void *x86_cpu_to_apicid_early_ptr;
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(u8, x86_cpu_to_apicid) = BAD_APICID;
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(u16, x86_cpu_to_apicid) = BAD_APICID;
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(x86_cpu_to_apicid);
 
 u8 apicid_2_node[MAX_APICID];
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/smp_32.h b/include/asm-x86/smp_32.h
index 41b58e0bc75b8e359bd21464e7e0dad164649100..29f61952ea8c4ae3bf9bdf698ac12fd9be667fb8 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/smp_32.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/smp_32.h
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ extern cpumask_t cpu_callin_map;
 extern void (*mtrr_hook) (void);
 extern void zap_low_mappings (void);
 
-extern u8 __initdata x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[];
+extern u16 __initdata x86_cpu_to_apicid_init[];
 extern void *x86_cpu_to_apicid_early_ptr;
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(cpumask_t, cpu_sibling_map);
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(cpumask_t, cpu_core_map);
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(u8, cpu_llc_id);
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(u8, x86_cpu_to_apicid);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(u16, cpu_llc_id);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(u16, x86_cpu_to_apicid);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 extern void cpu_exit_clear(void);