diff --git a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
index cd9d6ba03579..0dc0d595c47c 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static const u32 correrrthrsld[] = {
  * sbridge structs
  */
 
-#define NUM_CHANNELS		4	/* Max channels per MC */
+#define NUM_CHANNELS		6	/* Max channels per MC */
 #define MAX_DIMMS		3	/* Max DIMMS per channel */
 #define KNL_MAX_CHAS		38	/* KNL max num. of Cache Home Agents */
 #define KNL_MAX_CHANNELS	6	/* KNL max num. of PCI channels */