diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/dedede/variants/drawcia/ramstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/dedede/variants/drawcia/ramstage.c
index 26f1532274..aed160e12d 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/dedede/variants/drawcia/ramstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/dedede/variants/drawcia/ramstage.c
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 #include <boardid.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
 #include <drivers/usb/acpi/chip.h>
+#include <fw_config.h>
+#include <soc/soc_chip.h>
+
+static void ext_vr_update(void)
+{
+	struct soc_intel_jasperlake_config *cfg = config_of_soc();
+	if (fw_config_probe(FW_CONFIG(EXT_VR, EXT_VR_ABSENT)))
+		cfg->disable_external_bypass_vr = 1;
+}
 
 void variant_devtree_update(void)
 {
@@ -21,4 +30,5 @@ void variant_devtree_update(void)
 
 	config = config_of(lte_usb2);
 	config->reset_gpio = lte_reset_gpio;
+	ext_vr_update();
 }