diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hardirq_32.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hardirq_32.h
index cf7954d1405f..d4b5d731073f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hardirq_32.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hardirq_32.h
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(irq_cpustat_t, irq_stat);
 
+/* We can have at most NR_VECTORS irqs routed to a cpu at a time */
+#define MAX_HARDIRQS_PER_CPU NR_VECTORS
+
 #define __ARCH_IRQ_STAT
 #define __IRQ_STAT(cpu, member) (per_cpu(irq_stat, cpu).member)