diff --git a/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64 b/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
index 69f333e32ed9..c83e98c17a33 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
+++ b/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ options 	PPS_SYNC
 # EFI devices
 device		efidev			# EFI pseudo-device
 device		efirtc			# EFI RTC
+
+# SMBIOS -- all EFI platforms
+device		smbios