diff --git a/hosts/kuro/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/kuro/hardware-configuration.nix
index fd928d72..e1b4bd30 100644
--- a/hosts/kuro/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/kuro/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   ## CPU
   nix.maxJobs = lib.mkDefault 8;
   powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "performance";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
 
   ## SSDs
   services.fstrim.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/shiro/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/shiro/hardware-configuration.nix
index 9fe527d6..5e60ef18 100644
--- a/hosts/shiro/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/shiro/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   ## CPU
   nix.maxJobs = lib.mkDefault 8;
   powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
 
   ## SSDs
   # services.fstrim.enable = true;