diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/reef/romstage.c
index eac35282c4..b601fd4fe9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/romstage.c
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 #include <baseboard/variants.h>
 #include <soc/meminit.h>
 #include <soc/romstage.h>
+#include <variant/gpio.h>
 
 void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
 {
+	const struct pad_config *pads;
+	size_t pads_num;
+
 	meminit_lpddr4_by_sku(&memupd->FspmConfig,
 		variant_lpddr4_config(), variant_memory_sku());
+
+	pads = variant_romstage_gpio_table(&pads_num);
+	gpio_configure_pads(pads, pads_num);
 }
 
 void mainboard_save_dimm_info(void)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
index 63b03a6118..1484261aed 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 bootblock-y += gpio.c
 
+romstage-y += gpio.c
 romstage-y += memory.c
 
 ramstage-y += gpio.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/gpio.c
index aeb8edf999..e8b86001ec 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/gpio.c
@@ -392,6 +392,13 @@ variant_sleep_gpio_table(u8 slp_typ, size_t *num)
 	return sleep_gpio_table;
 }
 
+/* Weak implementation of romstage gpio */
+const struct pad_config *__weak variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num)
+{
+	*num = 0;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static const struct cros_gpio cros_gpios[] = {
 	CROS_GPIO_REC_AL(CROS_GPIO_VIRTUAL, GPIO_COMM_NW_NAME),
 	CROS_GPIO_WP_AH(PAD_NW(GPIO_PCH_WP), GPIO_COMM_NW_NAME),
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
index c9b8b9d08e..5cf3e0da3b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const struct pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 const struct pad_config *variant_early_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 const struct pad_config *variant_sleep_gpio_table(u8 slp_typ, size_t *num);
 const struct pad_config *variant_sku_gpio_table(size_t *num);
+const struct pad_config *variant_romstage_gpio_table(size_t *num);
 
 /* Baseboard default swizzle. Can be reused if swizzle is same. */
 extern const struct lpddr4_swizzle_cfg baseboard_lpddr4_swizzle;