diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index f91e150026..bc2dceb647 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -478,20 +478,12 @@ static void encode_cache_cpuid8000001d(CPUCacheInfo *cache,
                                        uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx,
                                        uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx)
 {
-    uint32_t num_sharing_cache;
     assert(cache->size == cache->line_size * cache->associativity *
                           cache->partitions * cache->sets);
 
     *eax = CACHE_TYPE(cache->type) | CACHE_LEVEL(cache->level) |
                (cache->self_init ? CACHE_SELF_INIT_LEVEL : 0);
-
-    /* L3 is shared among multiple cores */
-    if (cache->level == 3) {
-        num_sharing_cache = 1 << apicid_die_offset(topo_info);
-    } else {
-        num_sharing_cache = 1 << apicid_core_offset(topo_info);
-    }
-    *eax |= (num_sharing_cache - 1) << 14;
+    *eax |= max_thread_ids_for_cache(topo_info, cache->share_level) << 14;
 
     assert(cache->line_size > 0);
     assert(cache->partitions > 0);