diff --git a/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Kconfig b/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Kconfig
index 924501fbeb..fa2414adbc 100644
--- a/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Kconfig
+++ b/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ config EC_HP_KBC1126
 	help
 	  Interface to SMSC KBC1126 embedded controller in HP laptops.
 
-if EC_HP_KBC1126
+config EC_HP_KBC1126_ECFW_IN_CBFS
+	bool
+	depends on EC_HP_KBC1126
+	default y
+
+if EC_HP_KBC1126_ECFW_IN_CBFS
 
 comment "Please select the following otherwise your laptop cannot be powered on."
 
diff --git a/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Makefile.inc b/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Makefile.inc
index 54e8b2afc3..43e5d3fb0b 100644
--- a/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/ec/hp/kbc1126/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_EC_HP_KBC1126),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_EC_HP_KBC1126_ECFW_IN_CBFS),y)
 KBC1126_EC_INSERT:=$(top)/util/kbc1126/kbc1126_ec_insert
 INTERMEDIATE+=kbc1126_ec_insert
 
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_KBC1126_FIRMWARE),)
 	printf "You can read util/kbc1126/README.md for details.\n\n"
 endif
 
-ramstage-y += ec.c
-bootblock-y += early_init.c
-romstage-y += early_init.c
-
 endif
+
+ramstage-$(CONFIG_EC_HP_KBC1126) += ec.c
+bootblock-$(CONFIG_EC_HP_KBC1126) += early_init.c
+romstage-$(CONFIG_EC_HP_KBC1126) += early_init.c