diff --git a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
index f9a48fb827..041d282d03 100644
--- a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ export WORKSPACE := $(CURDIR)/workspace
 export EDK2_PATH := $(WORKSPACE)/$(word 3,$(subst /, ,$(CONFIG_EDK2_REPOSITORY)))
 export PACKAGES_PATH := $(EDK2_PATH)
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_EDK2_UEFIPAYLOAD),y)
 BUILD_STR = -p UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadPkg.dsc
+endif
 BUILD_STR += -t COREBOOT
 BUILD_STR += -D BOOTLOADER=COREBOOT
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_EDK2_VERBOSE_BUILD),y)