diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
index fc012a1f42..805f26fad9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/addw1/Kconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ config ONBOARD_VGA_IS_PRIMARY
 config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 	default 2
 
+config MAX_CPUS
+	default 16
+
 config DIMM_MAX
 	default 2