diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 63bf349b2b24..9d921b78b145 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -423,12 +423,6 @@ config X86_MPPARSE
 	  For old smp systems that do not have proper acpi support. Newer systems
 	  (esp with 64bit cpus) with acpi support, MADT and DSDT will override it
 
-config X86_BIGSMP
-	bool "Support for big SMP systems with more than 8 CPUs"
-	depends on X86_32 && SMP
-	---help---
-	  This option is needed for the systems that have more than 8 CPUs
-
 config GOLDFISH
        def_bool y
        depends on X86_GOLDFISH
@@ -460,6 +454,12 @@ config INTEL_RDT
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
 if X86_32
+config X86_BIGSMP
+	bool "Support for big SMP systems with more than 8 CPUs"
+	depends on SMP
+	---help---
+	  This option is needed for the systems that have more than 8 CPUs
+
 config X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
 	bool "Support for extended (non-PC) x86 platforms"
 	default y
@@ -949,17 +949,44 @@ config MAXSMP
 	  Enable maximum number of CPUS and NUMA Nodes for this architecture.
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config RANGE_END_CPUS
+	int
+	depends on X86_32
+	default 8 if SMP && !X86_BIGSMP
+	default 64 if SMP && X86_BIGSMP
+	default 1 if !SMP
+
+config RANGE_END_CPUS
+	int
+	depends on X86_64
+	default 512 if SMP && !MAXSMP && !CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
+	default 8192 if SMP && (MAXSMP || CPUMASK_OFFSTACK)
+	default 1 if !SMP
+
+config RANGE_BEGIN_CPUS
+	int
+	default 1 if !SMP
+	default RANGE_END_CPUS if MAXSMP
+	default 2
+
+config DEF_CONFIG_CPUS
+	int
+	depends on X86_32
+	default 1 if !SMP
+	default 32 if X86_BIGSMP
+	default 8 if SMP
+
+config DEF_CONFIG_CPUS
+	int
+	depends on X86_64
+	default 1 if !SMP
+	default 8192 if MAXSMP
+	default 64 if SMP
+
 config NR_CPUS
 	int "Maximum number of CPUs" if SMP && !MAXSMP
-	range 2 8 if SMP && X86_32 && !X86_BIGSMP
-	range 2 64 if SMP && X86_32 && X86_BIGSMP
-	range 2 512 if SMP && !MAXSMP && !CPUMASK_OFFSTACK && X86_64
-	range 2 8192 if SMP && !MAXSMP && CPUMASK_OFFSTACK && X86_64
-	default "1" if !SMP
-	default "8192" if MAXSMP
-	default "32" if SMP && X86_BIGSMP
-	default "8" if SMP && X86_32
-	default "64" if SMP
+	range RANGE_BEGIN_CPUS RANGE_END_CPUS
+	default DEF_CONFIG_CPUS
 	---help---
 	  This allows you to specify the maximum number of CPUs which this
 	  kernel will support.  If CPUMASK_OFFSTACK is enabled, the maximum