diff --git a/src/device/Kconfig b/src/device/Kconfig
index f7f4b90c5e..6bb326506f 100644
--- a/src/device/Kconfig
+++ b/src/device/Kconfig
@@ -401,12 +401,15 @@ config FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE
 	default 0x118 if FRAMEBUFFER_VESA_MODE_USER
 endif # FRAMEBUFFER_SET_VESA_MODE
 
+config WANT_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
+	bool
+	default y if CHROMEOS
+	default y if PAYLOAD_TIANOCORE
+
 choice
 	prompt "Framebuffer mode"
-	default VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && CHROMEOS
-	default GENERIC_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && CHROMEOS
-	default VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && PAYLOAD_TIANOCORE
-	default GENERIC_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && PAYLOAD_TIANOCORE
+	default VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_VBE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && WANT_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
+	default GENERIC_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER if HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER && WANT_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
 	default VGA_TEXT_FRAMEBUFFER
 
 config VGA_TEXT_FRAMEBUFFER