diff --git a/dpdk/Makefile b/dpdk/Makefile
index 24b78ce..d7d4671 100644
--- a/dpdk/Makefile
+++ b/dpdk/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 	$(call set,RTE_TOOLCHAIN_GCC,y)
 	$(call set,RTE_TOOLCHAIN,"gcc")
 	@# modify options
+	$(call set,RTE_MAX_LCORE,256)
 	$(call set,RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM,$(DPDK_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM))
 	$(call set,RTE_LIBEAL_USE_HPET,y)
 	$(call set,RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS,y)