diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
index 884660a..281f727 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	select TSC_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select INTEL_GMA_ACPI
 	select NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON_MRC_CACHE
+	select ACPI_HUGE_LOWMEM_BACKUP
 
 if NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_NEHALEM