diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
index ba9616d31b..a88d4c9024 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ if NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_NEHALEM
 
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_MUST_REQUEST_DISPLAY
-	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_ROMSTAGE
+	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
+	select VBOOT_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
 
 config MMCONF_BUS_NUMBER
 	int