diff --git a/misc/config_tools/library/rdt.py b/misc/config_tools/library/rdt.py
index 34a561ff1..8a4e12d98 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/library/rdt.py
+++ b/misc/config_tools/library/rdt.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def gen_policy_owner_list(scenario_etree):
         vm_name = common.get_node("./text()", vm)
         vcpu = common.get_node("../VCPU/text()", vm)
         cache_type = common.get_node("../TYPE/text()", vm)
-        policy_owner_list.append(policy_owner(vm_name, vcpu, cache_type))
+        policy_owner_list.append(policy_owner(vm_name, int(vcpu), cache_type))
     return policy_owner_list
 
 def vm_vcat_enable(scenario_etree, vm_name):
diff --git a/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/clos.py b/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/clos.py
index a9c4c348c..83dc88fec 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/clos.py
+++ b/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/clos.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def alloc_clos_index(board_etree, scenario_etree, allocation_etree, mask_list):
         vm_name = common.get_node("./name/text()", vm_node)
         vcpu_list = scenario_etree.xpath(f"//POLICY[VM = '{vm_name}']/VCPU/text()")
         index_list = []
-        for vcpu in sorted(list(set(vcpu_list))):
+        for vcpu in sorted([int(x) for x in set(vcpu_list)]):
             if rdt.cdp_enable(scenario_etree):
                 index = get_clos_id(mask_list, rdt.policy_owner(vm_name, vcpu, "Data")) // 2
             else:
diff --git a/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/cpu_affinity.py b/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/cpu_affinity.py
index 18cf61940..82df71a33 100644
--- a/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/cpu_affinity.py
+++ b/misc/config_tools/static_allocators/cpu_affinity.py
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ def fn(board_etree, scenario_etree, allocation_etree):
                 allocation_sos_vm_node = common.append_node("/acrn-config/vm", None, allocation_etree, id = vm_id)
             if common.get_node("./load_order", allocation_sos_vm_node) is None:
                 common.append_node("./load_order", "SERVICE_VM", allocation_sos_vm_node)
-        for pcpu_id in cpus_for_sos:
+        for pcpu_id in sorted([int(x) for x in cpus_for_sos]):
             common.append_node("./cpu_affinity/pcpu_id", str(pcpu_id), allocation_sos_vm_node)