diff --git a/src/platform/Kconfig b/src/platform/Kconfig
index 3961a9277cb1..cd11f3a753dd 100644
--- a/src/platform/Kconfig
+++ b/src/platform/Kconfig
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ config CAVS_USE_LPRO_IN_WAITI
 
 config CAVS_IMR_D3_PERSISTENT
 	bool "Intel IMR content persistent on DSP in D3"
-	depends on CAVS
-	default n
+	depends on CAVS && !CAVS_VERSION_1_5
+	default y
 	help
 	  Select this if the Intel cAVS platform can keep the
 	  IMR (Isolated Memory Region) content persistent when