diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
index 897bf9a7b9..a0eeaeaec0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config BOARD_GOOGLE_REX_COMMON
 	select HAVE_ACPI_TABLES
 	select I2C_TPM
 	select INTEL_LPSS_UART_FOR_CONSOLE
+	select MAINBOARD_DISABLE_STAGE_CACHE
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_TPM2
 	select PMC_IPC_ACPI_INTERFACE
 	select SOC_INTEL_CSE_LITE_SKU