diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pcie/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pcie/Kconfig
index 25cde37d1a..859ba22eab 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/pcie/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/pcie/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_PCIE
 	bool
-	select PCIEXP_ASPM
 	select PCIEXP_COMMON_CLOCK
 	help
 	  Intel Processor common PCIE support
@@ -9,6 +8,9 @@ if SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_PCIE
 
 source "src/soc/intel/common/block/pcie/*/Kconfig"
 
+config PCIEXP_ASPM
+	default y
+
 config PCIEXP_CLK_PM
 	default y