diff --git a/kdump.sysconfig b/kdump.sysconfig
index c1143f3..a185e41 100644
--- a/kdump.sysconfig
+++ b/kdump.sysconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE="hugepages hugepagesz slub_debug quiet log_buf_len swio
 
 # This variable lets us append arguments to the current kdump commandline
 # after processed by KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE
-KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll maxcpus=1 reset_devices novmcoredd cma=0 hugetlb_cma=0"
+KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll nr_cpus=1 reset_devices novmcoredd cma=0 hugetlb_cma=0"
 
 # Any additional kexec arguments required.  In most situations, this should
 # be left empty
diff --git a/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64 b/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64
index 1b0cdc7..b7c4e79 100644
--- a/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64
+++ b/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE="hugepages hugepagesz slub_debug quiet log_buf_len swio
 
 # This variable lets us append arguments to the current kdump commandline
 # after processed by KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE
-KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll maxcpus=1 noirqdistrib reset_devices cgroup_disable=memory numa=off udev.children-max=2 ehea.use_mcs=0 panic=10 kvm_cma_resv_ratio=0 transparent_hugepage=never novmcoredd hugetlb_cma=0"
+KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll nr_cpus=1 noirqdistrib reset_devices cgroup_disable=memory numa=off udev.children-max=2 ehea.use_mcs=0 panic=10 kvm_cma_resv_ratio=0 transparent_hugepage=never novmcoredd hugetlb_cma=0"
 
 # Any additional kexec arguments required.  In most situations, this should
 # be left empty
diff --git a/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64le b/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64le
index d951def..c1cee45 100644
--- a/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64le
+++ b/kdump.sysconfig.ppc64le
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE="hugepages hugepagesz slub_debug quiet log_buf_len swio
 
 # This variable lets us append arguments to the current kdump commandline
 # after processed by KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_REMOVE
-KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll maxcpus=1 noirqdistrib reset_devices cgroup_disable=memory numa=off udev.children-max=2 ehea.use_mcs=0 panic=10 kvm_cma_resv_ratio=0 transparent_hugepage=never novmcoredd hugetlb_cma=0"
+KDUMP_COMMANDLINE_APPEND="irqpoll nr_cpus=1 noirqdistrib reset_devices cgroup_disable=memory numa=off udev.children-max=2 ehea.use_mcs=0 panic=10 kvm_cma_resv_ratio=0 transparent_hugepage=never novmcoredd hugetlb_cma=0"
 
 # Any additional kexec arguments required.  In most situations, this should
 # be left empty