diff --git a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
index 6122cd4d30..c9bd36a27f 100644
--- a/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
+++ b/payloads/external/edk2/Makefile
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ endif
 BUILD_STR += --pcd gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdAcpiDefaultOemId="COREv4"
 BUILD_STR += --pcd gUefiCpuPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdFirstTimeWakeUpAPsBySipi=FALSE
 
+# coreboot produces SMBIOS 3.0.0 tables
+BUILD_STR += --pcd gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdSmbiosVersion=0x0300
+BUILD_STR += --pcd gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdSmbiosDocRev=0x0
+
 bootloader = $(word 8,$(subst /, ,$(BUILD_STR)))
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_EDK2_CUSTOM_BUILD_PARAMS),)