diff --git a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
index 688524d..d2e60ef 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=65536
 CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NVME=m
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 # CONFIG_CXL is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m
diff --git a/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
index 327f852..e5769de 100644
--- a/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/petitboot/Config.in
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POWERPC_UTILS if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 	# run-time dependency only
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPRUTILS if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
+	# run-time dependency only
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_NVME if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 	help
 	  Petitboot is a small kexec-based bootloader