diff --git a/payloads/external/Makefile.inc b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
index 4f5c9851ac..049fcd9ce8 100644
--- a/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/external/Makefile.inc
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ $(obj)/UEFIPAYLOAD.fd tianocore: $(DOTCONFIG)
 		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_CBMEM_LOGGING=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_CBMEM_LOGGING) \
 		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_FOLLOW_BGRT_SPEC=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_FOLLOW_BGRT_SPEC) \
 		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_HAVE_EFI_SHELL=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_HAVE_EFI_SHELL) \
+		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL) \
 		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PS2_SUPPORT=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PS2_SUPPORT) \
 		CONFIG_TIANOCORE_USE_8254_TIMER=$(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_USE_8254_TIMER) \
 		CONFIG_ECAM_MMCONF_BASE_ADDRESS=$(CONFIG_ECAM_MMCONF_BASE_ADDRESS) \
diff --git a/payloads/external/tianocore/Kconfig b/payloads/external/tianocore/Kconfig
index e1beedb361..4d52994dd5 100644
--- a/payloads/external/tianocore/Kconfig
+++ b/payloads/external/tianocore/Kconfig
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ config TIANOCORE_HAVE_EFI_SHELL
 	help
 	  Include the EFI shell Binary
 
+config TIANOCORE_PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL
+	bool "Prioritize internal boot devices"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Prioritize internal boot devices over external devices
+
 config TIANOCORE_PS2_SUPPORT
 	bool "Support PS/2 Keyboards"
 	default y
diff --git a/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile b/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
index ad2d5ec572..c6247cdefc 100644
--- a/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/tianocore/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_FOLLOW_BGRT_SPEC),y)
 BUILD_STR += -D FOLLOW_BGRT_SPEC=TRUE
 endif
+# PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL		= FALSE
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL),y)
+BUILD_STR += -D PRIORITIZE_INTERNAL=TRUE
+endif
 # PS2_KEYBOARD_ENABLE		= FALSE
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TIANOCORE_PS2_SUPPORT),y)
 BUILD_STR += -D PS2_KEYBOARD_ENABLE=TRUE