diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index 445c210daf82d3d80b2d08bd3c73dd78e00a13d8..832e908adcb55fcba7a42614ab09dcf2b782abe1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct apic apic_x2apic_uv_x = {
 	.apic_id_registered		= uv_apic_id_registered,
 
 	.irq_delivery_mode		= dest_Fixed,
-	.irq_dest_mode			= 1, /* logical */
+	.irq_dest_mode			= 0, /* physical */
 
 	.target_cpus			= uv_target_cpus,
 	.disable_esr			= 0,