diff --git a/src/drivers/smmstore/Kconfig b/src/drivers/smmstore/Kconfig
index 333f5e1d7c..bb90809553 100644
--- a/src/drivers/smmstore/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/smmstore/Kconfig
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 config SMMSTORE
 	bool "Support for flash based, SMM mediated data store"
-	default n
 	depends on BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
+	default y if PAYLOAD_TIANOCORE
 	select SPI_FLASH_SMM if BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH_RW_NOMMAP
 
 config SMMSTORE_IN_CBFS