diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/ep80579/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/ep80579/Kconfig
index 7a2b6fe039..d759ff4f58 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/ep80579/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/ep80579/Kconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 config CPU_INTEL_EP80579
 	bool
+	select SSE2