diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 76355bccb..0eab2e643 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ hypervisor:
 	else \
 		$(MAKE) -C $(T)/hypervisor HV_OBJDIR=$(HV_OUT) BOARD_FILE=$(BOARD_FILE) SCENARIO_FILE=$(SCENARIO_FILE) defconfig; \
 		echo "CONFIG_$(shell echo $(SCENARIO) | tr a-z A-Z)=y" >> $(HV_OUT)/.config;	\
+		if [ "$(SCENARIO)" != "sdc" ]; then \
+			echo "CONFIG_MAX_KATA_VM_NUM=0" >> $(HV_OUT)/.config; \
+		fi; \
 		if [ "$(CONFIG_XML_ENABLED)" = "true" ]; then \
 			echo "CONFIG_ENFORCE_VALIDATED_ACPI_INFO=y" >> $(HV_OUT)/.config;	\
 		fi; \
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/Kconfig b/hypervisor/arch/x86/Kconfig
index b1011d28d..1ebd12900 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ config L1D_FLUSH_VMENTRY_ENABLED
 config MAX_KATA_VM_NUM
 	int "Maximum number of Kata Containers in SOS"
 	range 0 1
-	default 0
+	default 1 if SDC
+	default 0 if !SDC
 
 config UEFI_OS_LOADER_NAME
 	string "UEFI OS loader name"