diff --git a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
index dc12bbbe..446e1f78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
+++ b/arch/x86/scc/RCCE_admin.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int RCCE_init(
 
 #ifdef SCC
   // compute and memory map addresses of test&set registers for all participating cores 
-  for (ue=0; ue<RCCE_NP; ue++) { 
+  for (ue=0; ue<RCCE_MAXNP; ue++) { 
     z = Z_PID(RC_COREID[ue]);
     x = X_PID(RC_COREID[ue]);
     y = Y_PID(RC_COREID[ue]);