diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_kern.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_kern.c
index 303e9e7161f3..4938dcbaecbf 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_kern.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_kern.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
 #include "bpf_helpers.h"
 
-#define MAX_CPUS 12 /* WARNING - sync with _user.c */
+#define MAX_CPUS 64 /* WARNING - sync with _user.c */
 
 /* Special map type that can XDP_REDIRECT frames to another CPU */
 struct bpf_map_def SEC("maps") cpu_map = {
diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_user.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_user.c
index f6efaefd485b..4b4d78fffe30 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu_user.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static const char *__doc__ =
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <linux/if_link.h>
 
-#define MAX_CPUS 12 /* WARNING - sync with _kern.c */
+#define MAX_CPUS 64 /* WARNING - sync with _kern.c */
 
 /* How many xdp_progs are defined in _kern.c */
 #define MAX_PROG 5
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static void stress_cpumap(void)
 	 * procedure.
 	 */
 	create_cpu_entry(1,  1024, 0, false);
-	create_cpu_entry(1,   128, 0, false);
+	create_cpu_entry(1,     8, 0, false);
 	create_cpu_entry(1, 16000, 0, false);
 }