diff --git a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
index 6dcac04f1..e4c626835 100644
--- a/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/arch/src/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -832,9 +832,9 @@ pub fn configure_vcpu(
     cpuid: Vec<CpuIdEntry>,
     kvm_hyperv: bool,
     cpu_vendor: CpuVendor,
-    topology: Option<(u16, u16, u16, u16)>,
+    topology: (u16, u16, u16, u16),
 ) -> super::Result<()> {
-    let x2apic_id = get_x2apic_id(id, topology);
+    let x2apic_id = get_x2apic_id(id, Some(topology));
 
     // Per vCPU CPUID changes; common are handled via generate_common_cpuid()
     let mut cpuid = cpuid;
@@ -856,9 +856,9 @@ pub fn configure_vcpu(
     }
     assert!(apic_id_patched);
 
-    if let Some(t) = topology {
-        update_cpuid_topology(&mut cpuid, t.0, t.1, t.2, t.3, cpu_vendor, id);
-    }
+    update_cpuid_topology(
+        &mut cpuid, topology.0, topology.1, topology.2, topology.3, cpu_vendor, id,
+    );
 
     // The TSC frequency CPUID leaf should not be included when running with HyperV emulation
     if !kvm_hyperv {
diff --git a/vmm/src/cpu.rs b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
index 7b16b3988..629b0152b 100644
--- a/vmm/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ impl Vcpu {
         boot_setup: Option<(EntryPoint, &GuestMemoryAtomic<GuestMemoryMmap>)>,
         #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] cpuid: Vec<CpuIdEntry>,
         #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] kvm_hyperv: bool,
-        #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] topology: Option<(u16, u16, u16, u16)>,
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] topology: (u16, u16, u16, u16),
     ) -> Result<()> {
         #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
         {
@@ -885,20 +885,20 @@ impl CpuManager {
         #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
         let topology = self.config.topology.clone().map_or_else(
             || {
-                Some((
+                (
                     1_u16,
                     u16::try_from(self.boot_vcpus()).unwrap(),
                     1_u16,
                     1_u16,
-                ))
+                )
             },
             |t| {
-                Some((
+                (
                     t.threads_per_core.into(),
                     t.cores_per_die.into(),
                     t.dies_per_package.into(),
                     t.packages.into(),
-                ))
+                )
             },
         );
         #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]