diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
index 598cdcdd1355..8ddd4a91bdc1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static inline bool strict_kernel_rwx_enabled(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP) && defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_EXTREME) &&	\
 	defined (CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES)
 #define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS        51
-#elif defined(CONFIG_SPARSEMEM)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PPC64)
 #define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS        46
 #endif