diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
index dd611eeaa..8875d70b1 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ CONFIG_DMI=y
 CONFIG_SWIOTLB=y
 CONFIG_IOMMU_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_MAXSMP is not set
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=32
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=64
 CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_MC_PRIO=y