diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
index f7b92506f5..ef08f5628e 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ config ARCH_ALL_STAGES_X86_32
 	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_X86_32 if !VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
 	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32
-	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_CLANG
+	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_CLANG if !VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
 
 # stage selectors for x64