diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index e8424e73bf47b1b44f3850d564c86e2b9fb78c1c..5f29018a653366169f96bf87161ab8a80fcfffae 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1559,6 +1559,7 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMP
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_SRS
 	select MIPS_MT
+	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_2
 	select SMP
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP
 	help
@@ -1573,7 +1574,6 @@ config MIPS_MT_SMTC
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_SRS
 	select MIPS_MT
-	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_2
 	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_8
 	select SMP
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP