diff --git a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
index 0561d74..a200121 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/alderlake/Kconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	select CPU_INTEL_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE_TABLE
 	select CPU_SUPPORTS_INTEL_TME
 	select CPU_SUPPORTS_PM_TIMER_EMULATION
+	select DEFAULT_SOFTWARE_CONNECTION_MANAGER if MAINBOARD_HAS_CHROMEOS
 	select DISPLAY_FSP_VERSION_INFO
 	select DRIVERS_USB_ACPI
 	select EDK2_CPU_TIMER_LIB if PAYLOAD_EDK2
@@ -438,9 +439,6 @@
 	help
 	  Enables ACPI entry to provide silicon type information to IPU kernel driver.
 
-config CHROMEOS
-	select DEFAULT_SOFTWARE_CONNECTION_MANAGER
-
 config ALDERLAKE_ENABLE_SOC_WORKAROUND
 	bool
 	default y