diff --git a/arch/sparc/Kconfig b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
index 58243b0d21c0..e544ac12737e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -295,9 +295,13 @@ config NUMA
 	depends on SPARC64 && SMP
 
 config NODES_SHIFT
-	int
-	default "4"
+	int "Maximum NUMA Nodes (as a power of 2)"
+	range 4 5 if SPARC64
+	default "5"
 	depends on NEED_MULTIPLE_NODES
+	help
+	  Specify the maximum number of NUMA Nodes available on the target
+	  system.  Increases memory reserved to accommodate various tables.
 
 # Some NUMA nodes have memory ranges that span
 # other nodes.  Even though a pfn is valid and