diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index f3d2b80..22a8ca1 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
                                        uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx,
                                        uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx)
 {
-    uint32_t l3_threads;
+    uint32_t num_sharing_cache;
     assert(cache->size == cache->line_size * cache->associativity *
                           cache->partitions * cache->sets);
 
@@ -340,11 +340,11 @@
 
     /* L3 is shared among multiple cores */
     if (cache->level == 3) {
-        l3_threads = topo_info->cores_per_die * topo_info->threads_per_core;
-        *eax |= (l3_threads - 1) << 14;
+        num_sharing_cache = 1 << apicid_die_offset(topo_info);
     } else {
-        *eax |= ((topo_info->threads_per_core - 1) << 14);
+        num_sharing_cache = 1 << apicid_core_offset(topo_info);
     }
+    *eax |= (num_sharing_cache - 1) << 14;
 
     assert(cache->line_size > 0);
     assert(cache->partitions > 0);