diff --git a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
index c657285a25..a578a71fd0 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
 	select ARCH_X86
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
+	select CPU_SUPPORTS_PM_TIMER_EMULATION
 	select DEBUG_GPIO
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_RESET
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/cpu.c b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/cpu.c
index 95f164d1c5..60635483d4 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/cpu.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/denverton_ns/cpu.c
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ static void denverton_core_init(struct device *cpu)
 	msr = rdmsr(IA32_MISC_ENABLE);
 	msr.lo |= SPEED_STEP_ENABLE_BIT;
 	wrmsr(IA32_MISC_ENABLE, msr);
+
+	enable_pm_timer_emulation();
 }
 
 static struct device_operations cpu_dev_ops = {