diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
index 964e7d4a4f..96808cf1a1 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH_RW_NOMMAP_EARLY if BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
 	# CPU specific options
+	select CPU_INTEL_COMMON
 	select CPU_INTEL_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE_TABLE
 	select IOAPIC
 	select PCR_COMMON_IOSF_1_0