diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/SRCU-N b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/SRCU-N
index 10a0e27f4c75..b4c6340d920a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/SRCU-N
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/SRCU-N
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_RCU_TRACE=n
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n