diff --git a/projects/Generic/linux/linux.x86_64.conf b/projects/Generic/linux/linux.x86_64.conf
index b8801253d0..169591e309 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/linux/linux.x86_64.conf
+++ b/projects/Generic/linux/linux.x86_64.conf
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ CONFIG_BOOT_VESA_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS_RANGE_BEGIN=2
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS_RANGE_END=512
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS_DEFAULT=64
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=16
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=32
 # CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER is not set
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y