diff --git a/linux-tkg-config/prepare b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
index 76a7e70..e6184ca 100644
--- a/linux-tkg-config/prepare
+++ b/linux-tkg-config/prepare
@@ -1573,9 +1573,13 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES=y\r
   fi
 
   # NR_CPUS
-  if [ -n "$_NR_CPUS_value" ]; then
-    scripts/config --set-val "NR_CPUS" "$_NR_CPUS_value"
-    _enable "FORCE_NR_CPUS"
+  if [ "$_basever" != "601" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$_NR_CPUS_value" ]; then
+      scripts/config --set-val "NR_CPUS" "$_NR_CPUS_value"
+      _enable "FORCE_NR_CPUS"
+    fi
+  else
+    warning "NR_CPUS is bugged on 6.1.y, so your setting was ignored"
   fi
 
   fi