diff --git a/numa.c b/numa.c
index fe066ad2f8..100a67febf 100644
--- a/numa.c
+++ b/numa.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ void memory_region_allocate_system_memory(MemoryRegion *mr, Object *owner,
     }
 
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, ram_size);
-    for (i = 0; i < MAX_NODES; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_numa_nodes; i++) {
         uint64_t size = numa_info[i].node_mem;
         HostMemoryBackend *backend = numa_info[i].node_memdev;
         if (!backend) {