diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/oak/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/oak/Kconfig
index 34031bc49a..87849a3527 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/oak/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/oak/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 config CHROMEOS
 	select CHROMEOS_VBNV_FLASH
 	select EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
 	select VIRTUAL_DEV_SWITCH
 
 config MAINBOARD_DIR
diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/Kconfig b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/Kconfig
index bd38d7619a..49929ad9cc 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra124/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ config SOC_NVIDIA_TEGRA124
 
 if SOC_NVIDIA_TEGRA124
 
+config CHROMEOS
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
+
 config TEGRA124_MODEL_TD570D
 	bool "TD570D"
 
diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra132/Kconfig b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra132/Kconfig
index 08ed47567b..b47089268a 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra132/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra132/Kconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ config SOC_NVIDIA_TEGRA132
 
 if SOC_NVIDIA_TEGRA132
 
+config CHROMEOS
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
+
 config MAINBOARD_DO_DSI_INIT
 	bool "Use dsi graphics interface"
 	depends on MAINBOARD_DO_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
diff --git a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/Kconfig b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/Kconfig
index 2601c70201..39c0152e28 100644
--- a/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/nvidia/tegra210/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if SOC_NVIDIA_TEGRA210
 
 config CHROMEOS
 	select CHROMEOS_RAMOOPS_NON_ACPI
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
 
 config MAINBOARD_DO_DSI_INIT
 	bool "Use dsi graphics interface"
diff --git a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
index 0f394b18b4..ea34bb9130 100644
--- a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ config SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288
 if SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288
 
 config CHROMEOS
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
 	select SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
 	select RETURN_FROM_VERSTAGE
diff --git a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig
index 38d0f00413..63e343e149 100644
--- a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3399/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ if SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3399
 config CHROMEOS
 	select RETURN_FROM_VERSTAGE
 	select SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
+	select VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
 
 config PMIC_BUS
diff --git a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/Kconfig b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/Kconfig
index 7726895a08..269c176e14 100644
--- a/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/Kconfig
+++ b/src/vendorcode/google/chromeos/Kconfig
@@ -111,11 +111,16 @@ config VBOOT_EC_SLOW_UPDATE
 	  screen that informs the user the update is happening.
 
 config VBOOT_OPROM_MATTERS
-	bool "Video option ROM matters"
+	bool "Video option ROM matters (= can skip display init)"
 	default n
 	depends on VBOOT_VERIFY_FIRMWARE
 	help
-	  Whether the video option ROM has run matters on this platform.
+	  Set this option to indicate to vboot that this platform will skip its
+	  display initialization on a normal (non-recovery, non-developer) boot.
+	  Vboot calls this "oprom matters" because on x86 devices this
+	  traditionally meant that the video option ROM will not be loaded, but
+	  it works functionally the same for other platforms that can skip their
+	  native display initialization code instead.
 
 config VIRTUAL_DEV_SWITCH
 	bool "Virtual developer switch support"