diff --git a/configs/sandbox64_defconfig b/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
index 2bd4eeaade9..dd0582d2a0c 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox64_defconfig
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_DHRYSTONE=y
 CONFIG_TPM=y
 CONFIG_ERRNO_STR=y
 CONFIG_GETOPT=y
+CONFIG_EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE=y
 CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_TEST_FDTDEC=y
 CONFIG_UNIT_TEST=y
diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 93b52f2de5c..da8c1976d7b 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ CONFIG_ECDSA_VERIFY=y
 CONFIG_TPM=y
 CONFIG_ERRNO_STR=y
 CONFIG_GETOPT=y
+CONFIG_EFI_RT_VOLATILE_STORE=y
 CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_UPDATE_CAPSULE=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y