diff --git a/projects/Generic/linux/linux.i386.conf b/projects/Generic/linux/linux.i386.conf
index e74f88066f..8d1966fc83 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/linux/linux.i386.conf
+++ b/projects/Generic/linux/linux.i386.conf
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_SUP_UMC_32=y
 CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y
 CONFIG_DMI=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=16
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
 # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set