diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/padmelon/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/amd/padmelon/Kconfig
index 5507a3ee05..b286665813 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/padmelon/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/padmelon/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select SUPERIO_FINTEK_COMMON_PRE_RAM
 	select SUPERIO_FINTEK_FAN_CONTROL
 	select SUPERIO_FINTEK_FAN_API_CALL
-	select VGA_BIOS
 	select AZALIA_PLUGIN_SUPPORT
 
 config MAINBOARD_DIR
@@ -49,6 +48,9 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 11
 
+config VGA_BIOS
+	default y if USE_AMD_BLOBS
+
 config HWM_PORT
 	hex
 	default 0x0225
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
index fe22650925..06bb7278cd 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_USE_ESPI
 	select SOC_AMD_PICASSO
 	select SOC_AMD_COMMON_BLOCK_GRAPHICS_ATIF
-	select VGA_BIOS
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_16384
 	select DRIVERS_AMD_I2S_MACHINE_DEV
 	select DISABLE_SPI_FLASH_ROM_SHARING
@@ -105,6 +104,9 @@ config ONBOARD_VGA_IS_PRIMARY
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config VGA_BIOS
+	default y if USE_AMD_BLOBS
+
 config VBOOT
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SWITCHES
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH