diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Kconfig b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Kconfig
index 3951e9a959..2b98542057 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/Kconfig
@@ -159,10 +159,19 @@ config DISPLAY_FSP_VERSION_INFO
 config FSP2_0_USES_TPM_MRC_HASH
 	bool
 	depends on TPM1 || TPM2
-	depends on VBOOT
+	depends on VBOOT && VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
 	default y if HAS_RECOVERY_MRC_CACHE
 	default n
 	select VBOOT_HAS_REC_HASH_SPACE
+	help
+	  Store hash of trained recovery MRC cache in NVRAM space in TPM.
+	  Use the hash to validate recovery MRC cache before using it.
+	  This hash needs to be updated every time recovery mode training
+	  is recomputed, or if the hash does not match recovery MRC cache.
+	  Selecting this option requires that TPM already be setup by this
+	  point in time.  Thus it is only compatible when the option
+	  VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK is selected, which causes verstage and
+	  TPM setup to occur prior to memory initialization.
 
 config FSP_PLATFORM_MEMORY_SETTINGS_VERSIONS
 	bool
diff --git a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/memory_init.c b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/memory_init.c
index 3dafcf8ad9..f7cf0dd42b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/memory_init.c
+++ b/src/drivers/intel/fsp2_0/memory_init.c
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 #include <vb2_api.h>
 #include <fsp/memory_init.h>
 
+/* TPM MRC hash functionality depends on vboot starting before memory init. */
+_Static_assert(!CONFIG(FSP2_0_USES_TPM_MRC_HASH) ||
+	       CONFIG(VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK),
+	       "for TPM MRC hash functionality, vboot must start in bootblock");
+
 static void save_memory_training_data(bool s3wake, uint32_t fsp_version)
 {
 	size_t  mrc_data_size;
@@ -92,14 +97,6 @@ static void do_fsp_post_memory_init(bool s3wake, uint32_t fsp_version)
 
 	/* Create romstage handof information */
 	romstage_handoff_init(s3wake);
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialize the TPM, unless the TPM was already initialized
-	 * in verstage and used to verify romstage.
-	 */
-	if ((CONFIG(TPM1) || CONFIG(TPM2)) &&
-	    !CONFIG(VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK))
-		tpm_setup(s3wake);
 }
 
 static void fsp_fill_mrc_cache(FSPM_ARCH_UPD *arch_upd, uint32_t fsp_version)