diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
index 9d152e198a59b..32a553a1b905e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_main.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static struct {
 
 static int siw_init_cpulist(void)
 {
-	int i, num_nodes = num_possible_nodes();
+	int i, num_nodes = nr_node_ids;
 
 	memset(siw_tx_thread, 0, sizeof(siw_tx_thread));