diff --git a/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
index cfe3fb05b8..bfacb3d0e2 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select HAVE_INTEL_FIRMWARE
 	select SMM_TSEG
 	select HAVE_SMI_HANDLER
+	select TSC_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 
 config CBFS_SIZE
 	hex