diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
index fcff2c927b..6cf286bbb2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "device_count" = "6"
 				# DDIA for eDP
 				register "device[0].name" = ""LCD""
+				register "device[0].type" = "panel"
 				# DDIB for HDMI
 				register "device[1].name" = ""DD01""
 				# TCP0 (DP-1) for port C0
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
index 781fd5914d..46f86f14eb 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "device_count" = "6"
 				# DDIA for eDP
 				register "device[0].name" = ""LCD""
+				register "device[0].type" = "panel"
 				# DDIB for HDMI
 				# If HDMI is not enumerated in the kernel, then no GFX device should be added for DDIB
 				register "device[1].name" = ""DD01""