diff --git a/src/soc/amd/cezanne/Kconfig b/src/soc/amd/cezanne/Kconfig
index 76fa2b20bc..ccdc7b7091 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/cezanne/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/amd/cezanne/Kconfig
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ config MMCONF_BUS_NUMBER
 config MAX_CPUS
 	int
 	default 16
+	help
+	  Maximum number of threads the platform can have.
 
 config CONSOLE_UART_BASE_ADDRESS
 	depends on CONSOLE_SERIAL && AMD_SOC_CONSOLE_UART
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig b/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
index fe09e111bf..0c494d9c1c 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ config VERSTAGE_ADDR
 config MAX_CPUS
 	int
 	default 8
+	help
+	  Maximum number of threads the platform can have.
 
 config VGA_BIOS_ID
 	string