diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
index 7b18653fbda2..70ad1c759555 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips-cm.h
@@ -458,7 +458,10 @@ static inline unsigned int mips_cm_max_vp_width(void)
 	if (mips_cm_revision() >= CM_REV_CM3)
 		return read_gcr_sys_config2() & CM_GCR_SYS_CONFIG2_MAXVPW_MSK;
 
-	return smp_num_siblings;
+	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_SMP))
+		return smp_num_siblings;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /**