diff --git a/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
index 7046ff04d4..fe0fa8d12a 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/fsp_broadwell_de/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select TSC_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select TSC_CONSTANT_RATE
 
+config VBOOT
+	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_ROMSTAGE
+
 config CBFS_SIZE
 	hex
 	default 0x200000