diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 6aaa11e072df..0761848c51dd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ DEFBINDMOUNTS := []
 DEFSERVICEOFFLOAD ?= false
 
 # SNP
-DEFSNPGUEST ?= true
+DEFSNPGUEST ?= false
 # Based on SEV Secure Nested Paging Firmware ABI Specification section 4.3
 # unspecified or == 0 --> 0x30000 i.e. Bit#17 is '1' and Bit#16 is '1' (SMT is allowed)
 DEFSNPGUESTPOLICY ?= 0x30000