diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
index c2757e6e72..3aa0da8b1e 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pmc/Kconfig
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ config SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_PMC
 	bool
 	select HAVE_POWER_STATE_AFTER_FAILURE
 	select HAVE_POWER_STATE_PREVIOUS_AFTER_FAILURE
-	select POWER_STATE_DEFAULT_ON_AFTER_FAILURE
 	help
 	  Intel Processor common code for Power Management controller(PMC)
 	  subsystem
 
+if SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_PMC
+
+config POWER_STATE_DEFAULT_ON_AFTER_FAILURE
+	default y
+
+endif # SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_PMC
+
 config PMC_INVALID_READ_AFTER_WRITE
 	bool
 	default n