diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 2cdc35c..167e70e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@
 	depends on PPC64
 	default y if SMP && PPC_PSERIES
 
+config NODES_SHIFT
+	int
+	default "4"
+	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
+
 config ARCH_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL
 	def_bool y
 	depends on PPC64