diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/adl/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/system76/adl/Kconfig
index 97b518f5ad..296d12c51c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/system76/adl/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/adl/Kconfig
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ config MAINBOARD_VERSION
 	default "oryp9" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_ORYP9
 	default "oryp10" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_ORYP10
 
+config CMOS_DEFAULT_FILE
+	default "src/mainboard/\$(MAINBOARDDIR)/cmos-csme.default" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_DARP8
+	default "src/mainboard/\$(MAINBOARDDIR)/cmos.default"
+
 config CONSOLE_POST
 	default y
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/adl/cmos-csme.default b/src/mainboard/system76/adl/cmos-csme.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62715bc6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/adl/cmos-csme.default
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+boot_option=Fallback
+debug_level=Debug
+me_state=Enable
diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/Kconfig
index 09eeeac5cc..df92f92d74 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/Kconfig
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ config MAINBOARD_VERSION
 	default "oryp12" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_ORYP12
 	default "serw13" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_SERW13
 
+config CMOS_DEFAULT_FILE
+	default "src/mainboard/\$(MAINBOARDDIR)/cmos-csme.default" if BOARD_SYSTEM76_DARP9
+	default "src/mainboard/\$(MAINBOARDDIR)/cmos.default"
+
 config CONSOLE_POST
 	default y
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/cmos-csme.default b/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/cmos-csme.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62715bc6ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/system76/rpl/cmos-csme.default
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+boot_option=Fallback
+debug_level=Debug
+me_state=Enable