diff --git a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
index 375fedc434..3c49748f65 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
 	select VBOOT_VBNV_CMOS
 	select VBOOT_VBNV_CMOS_BACKUP_TO_FLASH
+	select VBOOT_X86_SHA256_ACCELERATION
 
 config CBFS_SIZE
 	hex