diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/glados/gpio.h b/src/mainboard/google/glados/gpio.h
index c4d3d920d8..fb37b3bcf8 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/glados/gpio.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/glados/gpio.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define EC_SMI_GPI		GPP_E15
 
 #ifndef __ACPI__
+/* Pad configuration in ramstage. */
 static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* RCIN# */		PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_A0, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 /* LAD0 */		PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_A1, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
@@ -219,6 +220,13 @@ static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* SLP_S5# */		PAD_CFG_NF(GPD10, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 /* LANPHYC */		/* GPD11 */
 };
+
+/* Early pad configuration in romstage. */
+static const struct pad_config early_gpio_table[] = {
+/* SRCCLKREQ2# */	PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_B7, NONE, DEEP, NF1), /* KEPLER */
+/* UART0_CTS# */	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C11, 1, DEEP), /* EN_PP3300_KEPLER */
+};
+
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/glados/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/glados/romstage.c
index 4d9aaf4208..36a8453ed7 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/glados/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/glados/romstage.c
@@ -27,10 +27,21 @@
 #include <soc/pei_data.h>
 #include <soc/pei_wrapper.h>
 #include <soc/romstage.h>
+#include "gpio.h"
 #include "spd/spd.h"
 
+static void early_config_gpio(void)
+{
+	/* This is a hack for FSP because it does things in MemoryInit()
+	 * which it shouldn't be. We have to prepare certain gpios here
+	 * because of the brokenness in FSP. */
+	gpio_configure_pads(early_gpio_table, ARRAY_SIZE(early_gpio_table));
+}
+
 void mainboard_romstage_entry(struct romstage_params *params)
 {
+	early_config_gpio();
+
 	/* Fill out PEI DATA */
 	mainboard_fill_pei_data(params->pei_data);
 	mainboard_fill_spd_data(params->pei_data);