diff --git a/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh b/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
index c2e0cef77..1445f5df6 100755
--- a/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
+++ b/contrib/ci/build_windows.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ meson .. \
     -Dplugin_bcm57xx=false \
     -Dplugin_pixart_rf=false \
     -Dplugin_cfu=false \
+    -Dplugin_cpu=false \
     -Dplugin_ep963x=false \
     -Dplugin_tpm=false \
     -Dsystemd=false \
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 297191127..730b4e404 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ option('plugin_amt', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Intel
 option('plugin_acpi_phat', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable ACPI PHAT support')
 option('plugin_bcm57xx', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable BCM57xx support')
 option('plugin_cfu', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable CFU support')
+option('plugin_cpu', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable CPU support')
 option('plugin_dell', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable Dell-specific support')
 option('plugin_dummy', type : 'boolean', value : false, description : 'enable the dummy device')
 option('plugin_emmc', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable eMMC support')
diff --git a/plugins/cpu/meson.build b/plugins/cpu/meson.build
index 4e5ad67e8..bfc137143 100644
--- a/plugins/cpu/meson.build
+++ b/plugins/cpu/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-if get_option('hsi') and get_option('plugin_uefi_pk')
+if get_option('hsi') and get_option('plugin_cpu')
 cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="FuPluginCpu"']
 
 install_data(['cpu.quirk'],