diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index 4bc292ff84..5b01a4dd28 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,8 @@ static void aspeed_machine_supermicrox11_bmc_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
     amc->macs_mask = ASPEED_MAC0_ON | ASPEED_MAC1_ON;
     amc->i2c_init  = palmetto_bmc_i2c_init;
     mc->default_ram_size = 256 * MiB;
+    mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus = mc->max_cpus =
+        aspeed_soc_num_cpus(amc->soc_name);
 }
 
 static void aspeed_machine_supermicro_x11spi_bmc_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
@@ -1586,11 +1588,12 @@ static void aspeed_minibmc_machine_ast1030_evb_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
     mc->init = aspeed_minibmc_machine_init;
     amc->i2c_init = ast1030_evb_i2c_init;
     mc->default_ram_size = 0;
-    mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus = mc->max_cpus = 1;
     amc->fmc_model = "sst25vf032b";
     amc->spi_model = "sst25vf032b";
     amc->num_cs = 2;
     amc->macs_mask = 0;
+    mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus = mc->max_cpus =
+        aspeed_soc_num_cpus(amc->soc_name);
 }
 
 static void aspeed_machine_qcom_dc_scm_v1_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,