diff --git a/KVM/qemu/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.cfg b/KVM/qemu/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.cfg
index 2825f34b..1ec99557 100644
--- a/KVM/qemu/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.cfg
+++ b/KVM/qemu/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     machine_type_extra_params = "kernel-irqchip=split"
     vm_secure_guest_type = tdx
     # Don't create/remove guest images
+    smp = 64
     start_vm = no
     # Stop VM after testing
     kill_vm = yes
diff --git a/KVM/qemu/tests/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.py b/KVM/qemu/tests/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.py
index d19cab3e..00e244ff 100644
--- a/KVM/qemu/tests/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.py
+++ b/KVM/qemu/tests/tdx_cpuoff_pinedVMdown.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def run(test, params, env):
     # TD can not boot up with vCPU number larger than host pCPU
     if cpu.online_count() < 64:
         test.cancel("Platform doesn't support to run this test")
-    params["smp"] = 64
 
     for i in range(0, 20):
         params["start_vm"] = "yes"