diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/temp_ram_exit.c b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/temp_ram_exit.c
index 08324eb8cf..df7e67459b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/temp_ram_exit.c
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp1_1/temp_ram_exit.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
 
+#include <cbmem.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <fsp/util.h>
 
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ asmlinkage void chipset_teardown_car_main(void)
 	FSP_TEMP_RAM_EXIT temp_ram_exit;
 	struct prog fsp = PROG_INIT(PROG_REFCODE, "fsp.bin");
 
+	/* CBMEM_ID_VBOOT_WORKBUF is used as vboot workbuffer.
+	 * Init CBMEM before loading fsp, to have buffer available */
+	cbmem_initialize();
+
 	if (prog_locate(&fsp)) {
 		die("Unable to locate fsp.bin\n");
 	} else {