diff --git a/soc/x86/apollo_lake/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/x86/apollo_lake/CMakeLists.txt
index 00787761df1..3b9e61016ef 100644
--- a/soc/x86/apollo_lake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/x86/apollo_lake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 zephyr_library()
 zephyr_library_include_directories(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/drivers)
 
-zephyr_cc_option(-march=silvermont)
-zephyr_cc_option_fallback(-march=atom -mtune=silvermont)
+zephyr_cc_option(-march=goldmont)
 
 zephyr_library_sources(soc.c)