diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 1f3cee2e210e6134ce2da44272fd5324ada92ae8..7d22517d8071192e467a6653a177ab08742d2650 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@
 #include <asm/fpstate.h>
 #include <kvm/arm_arch_timer.h>
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_KVM_ARM_MAX_VCPUS)
 #define KVM_MAX_VCPUS CONFIG_KVM_ARM_MAX_VCPUS
+#else
+#define KVM_MAX_VCPUS 0
+#endif
+
 #define KVM_USER_MEM_SLOTS 32
 #define KVM_PRIVATE_MEM_SLOTS 4
 #define KVM_COALESCED_MMIO_PAGE_OFFSET 1
diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/kvm/Kconfig
index 370e1a8af6ac0663974b2fdc186dd05c7f3b996a..49dd64e579c2da533b1cd43235aef3a9d286b909 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ config KVM_ARM_HOST
 	  Provides host support for ARM processors.
 
 config KVM_ARM_MAX_VCPUS
-	int "Number maximum supported virtual CPUs per VM" if KVM_ARM_HOST
-	default 4 if KVM_ARM_HOST
-	default 0
+	int "Number maximum supported virtual CPUs per VM"
+	depends on KVM_ARM_HOST
+	default 4
 	help
 	  Static number of max supported virtual CPUs per VM.