diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index c5dd7fcaf7..bea8ead561 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ config SANDBOX
 	imply CMD_EXTENSION
 	imply KEYBOARD
 	imply PHYSMEM
+	imply GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE
 
 config SH
 	bool "SuperH architecture"
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index e5235b7c4f..a6f2244147 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ obj-y	+= acpi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_RESUME) += acpi_s3.o
 ifndef CONFIG_QEMU
 obj-y += acpigen.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE) += acpi_table.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE) += acpi_table.o
 endif
 obj-y	+= tables.o
 ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 7950e847a9..bde046c72d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TPM_V1) += tpm-v1.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TPM_V2) += tpm-v2.o
 endif
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi/
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE) += acpi/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)MD5) += md5.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ECDSA) += ecdsa/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)RSA) += rsa/
diff --git a/lib/acpi/Makefile b/lib/acpi/Makefile
index 5c2f793701..f5d58aba90 100644
--- a/lib/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/lib/acpi/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-y += acpigen.o
-obj-y += acpi_device.o
-obj-y += acpi_dp.o
-obj-y += acpi_table.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpigen.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_device.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_dp.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)ACPIGEN) += acpi_table.o