diff --git a/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirtQemu.dsc b/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirtQemu.dsc
index c911975ec7..1d221acec1 100644
--- a/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirtQemu.dsc
+++ b/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirtQemu.dsc
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
   # SMBIOS entry point version
   #
   gEfiMdeModulePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdSmbiosVersion|0x0300
+  gUefiOvmfPkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdQemuSmbiosValidated|FALSE
 
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