diff --git a/arch/x86_64/mm/k8topology.c b/arch/x86_64/mm/k8topology.c
index f983c75..d108f96 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/mm/k8topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/mm/k8topology.c
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ int __init k8_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	int found = 0;
 	u32 reg;
 	unsigned numnodes;
-	unsigned dualcore = 0;
+	unsigned cores;
+	unsigned bits;
+	int j;
 
 	if (!early_pci_allowed())
 		return -1;
@@ -73,8 +75,6 @@ int __init k8_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 		unsigned long base,limit; 
 		u32 nodeid;
 		
-		/* Undefined before E stepping, but hopefully 0 */
-		dualcore |= ((read_pci_config(0, nb, 3, 0xe8) >> 12) & 3) == 1;
 		base = read_pci_config(0, nb, 1, 0x40 + i*8);
 		limit = read_pci_config(0, nb, 1, 0x44 + i*8);
 
@@ -167,11 +167,15 @@ int __init k8_scan_nodes(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	} 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Using node hash shift of %d\n", memnode_shift); 
 
+	/* use the coreid bits from early_identify_cpu */
+        bits = boot_cpu_data.x86_coreid_bits;
+	cores = (1<<bits);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 		if (nodes[i].start != nodes[i].end) { 
 			nodeid = nodeids[i];
-			apicid_to_node[nodeid << dualcore] = i;
-			apicid_to_node[(nodeid << dualcore) + dualcore] = i;
+			for (j = 0; j < cores; j++)
+				apicid_to_node[(nodeid << bits) + j] = i;
 			setup_node_bootmem(i, nodes[i].start, nodes[i].end); 
 		} 
 	}