diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index 0790bdf8c1f108644e486eb91e600a8d2814fda3..abb582bc218fdf4207d3fa3ce92d753fffa35f40 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ config CRASH_DUMP
 
 config PHYSICAL_START
 	hex "Physical address where the kernel is loaded" if (EMBEDDED || CRASH_DUMP)
+	default "0x1000000" if X86_NUMAQ
 	default "0x100000"
 	help
 	  This gives the physical address where the kernel is loaded.