diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_cpu/src/config.cpp b/src/plugins/intel_cpu/src/config.cpp
index b3b9f0c6d792d7..1a07976d106896 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_cpu/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_cpu/src/config.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ void Config::readProperties(const std::map<std::string, std::string> &prop) {
             if (val_f < 0.f || val_f > 1.f) {
                 IE_THROW() << "Wrong value for property key " << CPUConfigParams::KEY_CPU_EXPERIMENTAL_FC_SPARSE_WEI_DECOMPRESSION_RATE
                                     << ". Sparse rate must be in range [0.0f,1.0f]";
+            } else {
+                fcSparseWeiDecompressionRate = val_f;
             }
         } else if (key == PluginConfigParams::KEY_PERF_COUNT) {
             if (val == PluginConfigParams::YES) collectPerfCounters = true;