diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/socket_441/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/socket_441/Kconfig
index 5b6ae7f61d..2ff419b2a0 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/socket_441/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/socket_441/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ config SOCKET_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
 	select CPU_INTEL_MODEL_106CX
 	select MMX
-	select SSE
 	select SETUP_XIP_CACHE
 
 config DCACHE_RAM_BASE
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/socket_BGA956/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/socket_BGA956/Kconfig
index 638653c162..464a9b4679 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/socket_BGA956/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/socket_BGA956/Kconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 config CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_BGA956
 	bool
-	select CPU_INTEL_MODEL_1067X
-	select MMX
-	select SSE
 
 if CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_BGA956
 
+config SOCKET_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
+	def_bool y
+	select CPU_INTEL_MODEL_1067X
+	select MMX
+
 config DCACHE_RAM_BASE
 	hex
 	default 0xfefc0000
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/socket_p/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/socket_p/Kconfig
index 552ed7088c..e90b42a7f7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/socket_p/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/socket_p/Kconfig
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 config CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_P
 	bool
+
+if CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_P
+
+config SOCKET_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
+	def_bool y
 	select CPU_INTEL_MODEL_1067X
 	select CPU_INTEL_MODEL_6FX
 	select MMX
 
-if CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_P
-
 config DCACHE_RAM_BASE
 	hex
 	default 0xfefc0000