diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/Kconfig
index 9916aaa264..002ae2a86c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/emeraldlake2/Kconfig
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 
 config MAX_CPUS
 	int
-	default 8
+	default 16
 
 config MAX_PHYSICAL_CPUS
 	int