diff --git a/pkg/metadata/types/annotations.go b/pkg/metadata/types/annotations.go
index 5806defc7..c1638c1cc 100644
--- a/pkg/metadata/types/annotations.go
+++ b/pkg/metadata/types/annotations.go
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ const (
 	cloudInitUserDataScriptKeyName    = "VirtletCloudInitUserDataScript"
 	cloudInitImageType                = "VirtletCloudInitImageType"
 	cpuModel                          = "VirtletCPUModel"
+	libvirtCPUSetting                 = "VirtletLibvirtCPUSetting"
 	sshKeysKeyName                    = "VirtletSSHKeys"
 	// CloudInitUserDataSourceKeyName is the name of user data source key in the pod annotations.
 	CloudInitUserDataSourceKeyName = "VirtletCloudInitUserDataSource"
 	// SSHKeySourceKeyName is the name of ssh key source key in the pod annotations.
 	SSHKeySourceKeyName = "VirtletSSHKeySource"
-	libvirtCPUSetting   = "VirtletLibvirtCPUSettings"
 )
 
 // CloudInitImageType specifies the image type used for cloud-init
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ func (va *VirtletAnnotations) parsePodAnnotations(ns string, podAnnotations map[
 		}
 		va.CPUSetting = &cpuSetting
 	}
+
+	if cpuModelStr, found := podAnnotations[cpuModel]; found {
+		va.CPUModel = CPUModelType(cpuModelStr)
+	}
+
 	if podAnnotations[cloudInitUserDataOverwriteKeyName] == "true" {
 		va.UserDataOverwrite = true
 	}