diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/hatch/variants/puff/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/hatch/variants/puff/overridetree.cb
index d84b36986d..4ffbfed2b2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/hatch/variants/puff/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/hatch/variants/puff/overridetree.cb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 chip soc/intel/cannonlake
+	# Enable heci communication
+	register "HeciEnabled" = "1"
 
 	register "SerialIoDevMode" = "{
 		[PchSerialIoIndexI2C0]  = PchSerialIoDisabled,