diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c b/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
index 53489ff6bf82319e0dc2c44a788e1430df4f4352..871dd886817014597fadfb273a895dd0893c9595 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/numa_emulation.c
@@ -339,9 +339,11 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
 	} else {
 		unsigned long n;
 
-		n = simple_strtoul(emu_cmdline, NULL, 0);
+		n = simple_strtoul(emu_cmdline, &emu_cmdline, 0);
 		ret = split_nodes_interleave(&ei, &pi, 0, max_addr, n);
 	}
+	if (*emu_cmdline == ':')
+		emu_cmdline++;
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto no_emu;
@@ -418,7 +420,9 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
 			int physj = emu_nid_to_phys[j];
 			int dist;
 
-			if (physi >= numa_dist_cnt || physj >= numa_dist_cnt)
+			if (get_option(&emu_cmdline, &dist) == 2)
+				;
+			else if (physi >= numa_dist_cnt || physj >= numa_dist_cnt)
 				dist = physi == physj ?
 					LOCAL_DISTANCE : REMOTE_DISTANCE;
 			else