diff --git a/include/linux/threads.h b/include/linux/threads.h
index 38d1a5d..052b12b 100644
--- a/include/linux/threads.h
+++ b/include/linux/threads.h
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Maximum supported processors that can run under SMP.  This value is
- * set via configure setting.  The maximum is equal to the size of the
- * bitmasks used on that platform, i.e. 32 or 64.  Setting this smaller
- * saves quite a bit of memory.
+ * Maximum supported processors.  Setting this smaller saves quite a
+ * bit of memory.  Use nr_cpu_ids instead of this except for static bitmaps.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-#define NR_CPUS		CONFIG_NR_CPUS
-#else
-#define NR_CPUS		1
+#ifndef CONFIG_NR_CPUS
+/* FIXME: This should be fixed in the arch's Kconfig */
+#define CONFIG_NR_CPUS	1
 #endif
 
+/* Places which use this should consider cpumask_var_t. */
+#define NR_CPUS		CONFIG_NR_CPUS
+
 #define MIN_THREADS_LEFT_FOR_ROOT 4
 
 /*