diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/topology.h b/include/asm-ia64/topology.h
index 3ee19dfa46d..616b5ed2aa7 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/topology.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/topology.h
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 /* Nodes w/o CPUs are preferred for memory allocations, see build_zonelists */
 #define PENALTY_FOR_NODE_WITH_CPUS 255
 
+/*
+ * Distance above which we begin to use zone reclaim
+ */
+#define RECLAIM_DISTANCE 15
+
 /*
  * Returns the number of the node containing CPU 'cpu'
  */