diff --git a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Kconfig b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Kconfig
index ea2bc46051..ab8e1a9919 100644
--- a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Kconfig
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ config CPU_QEMU_X86
 	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select SMP
+	select UDELAY_TSC
diff --git a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Makefile.inc b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Makefile.inc
index b5f8369181..288eea67f5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/Makefile.inc
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ ramstage-y += qemu.c
 subdirs-y += ../x86/mtrr
 subdirs-y += ../x86/lapic
 subdirs-y += ../x86/smm
+subdirs-y += ../x86/tsc