diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.c b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.c
index a72b9a1c06..9b85f2fc32 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ static void vt8237r_enable(struct device *dev)
 	pci_write_config8(dev, 0x51, sb->fn_ctrl_hi);
 
 	/* TODO: If SATA is disabled, move IDE to fn0 to conform PCI specs. */
+	/* Extend ROM decode to 1MB FFC00000 - FFFFFFFF */
+	pci_write_config8(dev, 0x41, 0x7f);
 }
 
 struct chip_operations southbridge_via_vt8237r_ops = {