diff --git a/hw/fw_cfg.c b/hw/fw_cfg.c
index dcde1a9..80132c2 100644
--- a/hw/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/hw/fw_cfg.c
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ FWCfgState *fw_cfg_init(uint32_t ctl_port, uint32_t data_port,
     fw_cfg_add_bytes(s, FW_CFG_UUID, qemu_uuid, 16);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(s, FW_CFG_NOGRAPHIC, (uint16_t)(display_type == DT_NOGRAPHIC));
     fw_cfg_add_i16(s, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, (uint16_t)smp_cpus);
-    fw_cfg_add_i16(s, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(s, FW_CFG_BOOT_MENU, (uint16_t)boot_menu);
     fw_cfg_bootsplash(s);
     fw_cfg_reboot(s);
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 0915a9b..a8788de 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void *bochs_bios_init(PC *pc)
     register_ioport_write(0x502, 1, 2, bochs_bios_write, NULL);
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(BIOS_CFG_IOPORT, BIOS_CFG_IOPORT + 1, 0, 0);
-
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_bytes(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ACPI_TABLES, (uint8_t *)acpi_tables,
diff --git a/hw/ppc_newworld.c b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
index e95cfe8..a25187d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_newworld.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     /* No PCI init: the BIOS will do it */
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(0, 0, CFG_ADDR, CFG_ADDR + 2);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, machine_arch);
diff --git a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
index 1dcd8a6..3596ad2 100644
--- a/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc_oldworld.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     /* No PCI init: the BIOS will do it */
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(0, 0, CFG_ADDR, CFG_ADDR + 2);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, ARCH_HEATHROW);
diff --git a/hw/sun4m.c b/hw/sun4m.c
index c98cd5e..2c4b3ff 100644
--- a/hw/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sun4m.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,7 @@ static void sun4m_hw_init(const struct sun4m_hwdef *hwdef, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
                  hwdef->ecc_version);
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(0, 0, CFG_ADDR, CFG_ADDR + 2);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, hwdef->machine_id);
@@ -1629,6 +1630,7 @@ static void sun4d_hw_init(const struct sun4d_hwdef *hwdef, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
                "Sun4d");
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(0, 0, CFG_ADDR, CFG_ADDR + 2);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, hwdef->machine_id);
@@ -1823,6 +1825,7 @@ static void sun4c_hw_init(const struct sun4c_hwdef *hwdef, ram_addr_t RAM_size,
                "Sun4c");
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(0, 0, CFG_ADDR, CFG_ADDR + 2);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, hwdef->machine_id);
diff --git a/hw/sun4u.c b/hw/sun4u.c
index 07cd042..f9acd68 100644
--- a/hw/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sun4u.c
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ static void sun4uv_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
                            (uint8_t *)&nd_table[0].macaddr);
 
     fw_cfg = fw_cfg_init(BIOS_CFG_IOPORT, BIOS_CFG_IOPORT + 1, 0, 0);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i32(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_ID, 1);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, hwdef->machine_id);
