diff --git a/BLD/build/HEADERS/92-vmkdrivers-asm-x64/vmkernel64/release/asm/numnodes.h b/BLD/build/HEADERS/92-vmkdrivers-asm-x64/vmkernel64/release/asm/numnodes.h
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+++ b/BLD/build/HEADERS/92-vmkdrivers-asm-x64/vmkernel64/release/asm/numnodes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_X8664_NUMNODES_H
+#define _ASM_X8664_NUMNODES_H 1
+
+#include <linux/config.h>
+
+/* Implement this change only for large-SMP configuration */
+#if NR_CPUS > 8
+#define NODES_SHIFT	6
+#else
+#define NODES_SHIFT	3
+#endif
+
+#endif