diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
index 5654261d40..106a8b3ef0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ config ONBOARD_VGA_IS_PRIMARY
 config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 	default 2
 
+config MAX_CPUS
+	default 16
+
 config DIMM_MAX
 	default 2