diff --git a/design/el2_veer_wrapper.sv b/design/el2_veer_wrapper.sv
index 22c9bc165c1..34e80334e6e 100644
--- a/design/el2_veer_wrapper.sv
+++ b/design/el2_veer_wrapper.sv
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ import el2_pkg::*;
    output logic                            dmi_uncore_wr_en,
    output logic                     [ 6:0] dmi_uncore_addr,
    output logic                     [31:0] dmi_uncore_wdata,
-   input logic                      [31:0] dmi_uncore_rdata
+   input logic                      [31:0] dmi_uncore_rdata,
+   output logic                            dmi_active
    /* verilator coverage_on */
 );
 
@@ -930,6 +931,8 @@ import el2_pkg::*;
     .dmi_uncore_rdata   (dmi_uncore_rdata)
    );
 
+   always_comb dmi_active = dmi_en;
+
 `ifdef RV_ASSERT_ON
   // to avoid internal assertions failure at time 0
   initial begin
diff --git a/testbench/tb_top.sv b/testbench/tb_top.sv
index 6e9a81c1d92..2061ab0efa4 100644
--- a/testbench/tb_top.sv
+++ b/testbench/tb_top.sv
@@ -1308,7 +1308,8 @@ veer_wrapper rvtop_wrapper (
     .dmi_uncore_wr_en       (),
     .dmi_uncore_addr        (),
     .dmi_uncore_wdata       (),
-    .dmi_uncore_rdata       ()
+    .dmi_uncore_rdata       (),
+    .dmi_active             ()
 
 );
 
diff --git a/testbench/veer_wrapper.sv b/testbench/veer_wrapper.sv
index 967ddc29928..2a3dcfa7ba8 100644
--- a/testbench/veer_wrapper.sv
+++ b/testbench/veer_wrapper.sv
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ module veer_wrapper
     output logic        dmi_uncore_wr_en,
     output logic [ 6:0] dmi_uncore_addr,
     output logic [31:0] dmi_uncore_wdata,
-    input  logic [31:0] dmi_uncore_rdata
+    input  logic [31:0] dmi_uncore_rdata,
+
+    output logic        dmi_active
 );
 
   el2_mem_if mem_export ();
@@ -380,6 +382,7 @@ module veer_wrapper
   el2_veer_wrapper rvtop (
       .el2_mem_export(mem_export.veer_sram_src),
       .dmi_core_enable(dmi_core_enable),
+      .dmi_active(dmi_active),
       .*
   );