diff --git a/build_opts/ALPHA_SE b/build_opts/ALPHA_SE
index a082717237..dcd8559fc1 100644
--- a/build_opts/ALPHA_SE
+++ b/build_opts/ALPHA_SE
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 FULL_SYSTEM = 0
 SS_COMPATIBLE_FP = 1
-CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU'
+CPU_MODELS = 'AtomicSimpleCPU,TimingSimpleCPU,O3CPU,InOrderCPU'
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/SConsopts b/src/cpu/inorder/SConsopts
index 82ebd18ea1..e66119c6d7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/SConsopts
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/SConsopts
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@
 Import('*')
 
 all_cpu_list.append('InOrderCPU')
+default_cpus.append('InOrderCPU')