diff --git a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/nuvoton.c b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/nuvoton.c
index e62f3dcb53..f4b2bb4d49 100644
--- a/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/nuvoton.c
+++ b/src/ec/starlabs/merlin/nuvoton.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void merlin_init(struct device *dev)
 
 	ec_write(ECRAM_FN_CTRL_REVERSE,
 		get_ec_value_from_option("fn_ctrl_swap",
-					 1,
+					 0,
 					 fn_ctrl_swap,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(fn_ctrl_swap)));