diff --git a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
index a4274df99d..31d12fc96e 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/xeon_sp/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config	CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_X86_32
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH_RW_NOMMAP_EARLY if BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
+	select CPU_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_RESET
 	select FSP_PLATFORM_MEMORY_SETTINGS_VERSIONS