diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/Kconfig
index 1b1f7b6373..9f43d5eec4 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/Kconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
 	select VBOOT_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
+	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
 
 config FMDFILE
 	string