diff --git a/src/mainboard/up/squared/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/up/squared/Kconfig
index cc8f98e2ef..836c5bb0f9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/up/squared/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/up/squared/Kconfig
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ config PXE_ROM_ID
 
 config MAX_CPUS
 	int
-	default 2
+	default 4
 
 config LINUX_COMMAND_LINE
 	string