diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Kconfig b/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Kconfig
index 25ca35ea19..23d61f4e5e 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Kconfig
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ config VBOOT_X86_SHA_EXT
 	  This option enables SHA256 implementation using x86 SHA processor extension
 	  instructions: sha256msg1, sha256msg2, sha256rnds2.
 
+config VBOOT_X86_RSA_ACCELERATION
+	bool "Use SSE2 instructions for RSA signature verification"
+	default y if CHROMEOS
+	default n
+	depends on ARCH_X86
+	help
+	  Use paddq, pmuludq, psrlq, punpckldq and punpcklqdq SSE2
+	  instructions to accelerate the modulus exponentiation which
+	  is part of the RSA signature verification process.
+
 config VBOOT_SHA_ARMV8_CE
 	bool "SHA256 implementation using ARMv8 Crypto Extension"
 	default y if CHROMEOS
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Makefile.inc b/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Makefile.inc
index 5677df9e8c..9904fff7f1 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Makefile.inc
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/vboot/Makefile.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_LP_ARCH_MOCK)$(VBOOT_FIRMWARE_ARCH-y),)
 $(error vboot requires architecture to be set in the configuration)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_LP_VBOOT_X86_RSA_ACCELERATION),y)
+CPPFLAGS_common += -DVB2_X86_RSA_ACCELERATION
+endif
+
 $(VBOOT_FW_LIB): $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
 	@printf "    MAKE       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
 	+$(Q) FIRMWARE_ARCH="$(VBOOT_FIRMWARE_ARCH-y)" \
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ $(VBOOT_FW_LIB): $(obj)/libpayload-config.h
 		$(MAKE) -C "$(VBOOT_SOURCE)" \
 		TPM2_MODE=$(call kconfig-to-binary, $(CONFIG_LP_VBOOT_TPM2_MODE)) \
 		X86_SHA_EXT=$(call kconfig-to-binary, $(CONFIG_LP_VBOOT_X86_SHA_EXT)) \
+		VB2_X86_RSA_ACCELERATION=$(call kconfig-to-binary, $(CONFIG_LP_VBOOT_X86_RSA_ACCELERATION)) \
 		ARMV8_CRYPTO_EXT=$(call kconfig-to-binary, $(CONFIG_LP_VBOOT_SHA_ARMV8_CE)) \
 		UNROLL_LOOPS=1 \
 		BUILD="$(VBOOT_BUILD_DIR)" \