diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/fizz/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/fizz/Kconfig
index 34e3881b21..8036b8b644 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/fizz/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/fizz/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select FIZZ_USE_SPI_TPM
 	select GENERIC_SPD_BIN
 	select RT8168_GET_MAC_FROM_VPD
+	select SPD_READ_BY_WORD
 
 config VBOOT
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SWITCHES