diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
index 14404f7589..026aaf20ff 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Kconfig
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select CACHE_MRC_SETTINGS
 	select CACHE_RELOCATED_RAMSTAGE_OUTSIDE_CBMEM
 	select COMMON_FADT
+	select CPU_INTEL_COMMON
 	select CPU_INTEL_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE_TABLE
 	select FSP_M_XIP
 	select GENERIC_GPIO_LIB
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Makefile.inc
index 87898f2900..7ad0c7c82c 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/lapic
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/mtrr
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/smm
 subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/x86/tsc
+subdirs-y += ../../../cpu/intel/common
 
 bootblock-y += bootblock/bootblock.c
 bootblock-y += bootblock/cpu.c
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
index 01386dd022..34b7891ea8 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/cannonlake/cpu.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <soc/systemagent.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/mtrr.h>
 #include <cpu/intel/microcode.h>
+#include <cpu/intel/common/common.h>
 
 /* Convert time in seconds to POWER_LIMIT_1_TIME MSR value */
 static const u8 power_limit_time_sec_to_msr[] = {
@@ -437,6 +438,9 @@ void soc_core_init(struct device *cpu)
 
 	/* Enable Turbo */
 	enable_turbo();
+
+	/* Enable Vmx */
+	set_vmx_and_lock();
 }
 
 static void per_cpu_smm_trigger(void)