diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/romstage.c
index bc0a799bcb..8045112d9f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/romstage.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <ec/google/wilco/romstage.h>
 #include <soc/cnl_memcfg_init.h>
 #include <soc/romstage.h>
+#include <variant/gpio.h>
 
 static const struct cnl_mb_cfg memcfg = {
 	/* Access memory info through SMBUS. */
@@ -44,7 +45,13 @@ static const struct cnl_mb_cfg memcfg = {
 
 void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
 {
+	const struct pad_config *pads;
+	size_t pads_num;
+
 	wilco_ec_romstage_init();
 
 	cannonlake_memcfg_init(&memupd->FspmConfig, &memcfg);
+
+	pads = variant_romstage_gpio_table(&pads_num);
+	gpio_configure_pads(pads, pads_num);
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/gpio.c
index fbaeb39b2a..63df675036 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/gpio.c
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ const struct pad_config *variant_early_gpio_table(size_t *num)
 	return early_gpio_table;
 }
 
+const struct pad_config *variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num)
+{
+	*num = 0;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static const struct cros_gpio cros_gpios[] = {
 	CROS_GPIO_REC_AL(GPP_E8, CROS_GPIO_DEVICE_NAME),
 	CROS_GPIO_WP_AH(GPP_E15, CROS_GPIO_DEVICE_NAME),
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/include/variant/gpio.h b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/include/variant/gpio.h
index f56059cdb2..0472f6037a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/include/variant/gpio.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/arcada/include/variant/gpio.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 
 const struct pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 const struct pad_config *variant_early_gpio_table(size_t *num);
+const struct pad_config *variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/gpio.c
index 7f226e4fad..f9797d3c55 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/gpio.c
@@ -242,6 +242,12 @@ const struct pad_config *variant_early_gpio_table(size_t *num)
 	return early_gpio_table;
 }
 
+const struct pad_config *variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num)
+{
+	*num = 0;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static const struct cros_gpio cros_gpios[] = {
 	CROS_GPIO_REC_AL(GPP_E8, CROS_GPIO_DEVICE_NAME),
 	CROS_GPIO_WP_AH(GPP_E15, CROS_GPIO_DEVICE_NAME),
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/include/variant/gpio.h b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/include/variant/gpio.h
index f56059cdb2..0472f6037a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/include/variant/gpio.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/sarien/variants/sarien/include/variant/gpio.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 
 const struct pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 const struct pad_config *variant_early_gpio_table(size_t *num);
+const struct pad_config *variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 
 #endif