diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/stout/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/stout/Kconfig
index fb817548a0..d5e265f338 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/stout/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/stout/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	select EARLY_CBMEM_INIT
 	select HAVE_ACPI_TABLES
 	select HAVE_OPTION_TABLE
+	select HAVE_CMOS_DEFAULT
 	select HAVE_ACPI_RESUME
 	select HAVE_SMI_HANDLER
 	select GFXUMA
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/stout/cmos.default b/src/mainboard/google/stout/cmos.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77c7100f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/stout/cmos.default
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+boot_option = Fallback
+last_boot = Fallback
+debug_level = Spew
+nmi = Enable
+power_on_after_fail = Enable
+sata_mode = AHCI