diff --git a/host_state_manager.cpp b/host_state_manager.cpp
index bf5e79a..160872d 100644
--- a/host_state_manager.cpp
+++ b/host_state_manager.cpp
@@ -88,8 +88,14 @@
 void Host::setupSupportedTransitions()
 {
     std::set<Transition> supportedTransitions = {
-        Transition::On, Transition::Off, Transition::Reboot,
-        Transition::GracefulWarmReboot, Transition::ForceWarmReboot};
+        Transition::On,
+        Transition::Off,
+        Transition::Reboot,
+        Transition::GracefulWarmReboot,
+#if ENABLE_FORCE_WARM_REBOOT
+        Transition::ForceWarmReboot,
+#endif
+    };
     server::Host::allowedHostTransitions(supportedTransitions);
 }
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cd01c3a..55f9b47 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
     add_project_arguments('-DENABLE_WARM_REBOOT',language:'cpp')
 endif
 
+if(get_option('force-warm-reboot').allowed())
+    add_project_arguments('-DENABLE_FORCE_WARM_REBOOT',language:'cpp')
+endif
+
 nlohmann_json_dep = dependency('nlohmann_json', include_type: 'system')
 sdbusplus = dependency('sdbusplus')
 sdeventplus = dependency('sdeventplus')
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index c2891bc..0c86bcb 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
     description : 'Enable warm reboots of the system',
 )
 
+option('force-warm-reboot', type : 'feature',
+    value : 'enabled',
+    description : 'Enable forced warm reboots of the system',
+)
+
 option('host-gpios', type : 'feature',
     value : 'disabled',
     description : 'Enable gpio mechanism to check host state.',