diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/reef/Kconfig
index 1ef2e8858a..f37b7b4eff 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/Kconfig
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 
 config INCLUDE_NHLT_BLOBS
 	bool "Include blobs for audio."
-	select NHLT_DMIC_1CH_16B
-	select NHLT_DMIC_2CH_16B
 	select NHLT_DMIC_4CH_16B
 	select NHLT_DA7219
 	select NHLT_MAX98357
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/nhlt.c b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/nhlt.c
index d44d599e6c..b9357962df 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/nhlt.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/reef/variants/baseboard/nhlt.c
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@
 void __attribute__((weak)) variant_nhlt_init(struct nhlt *nhlt)
 {
 	/* 1-dmic configuration */
-	if (!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 1))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NHLT_DMIC_1CH_16B) &&
+			(!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 1)))
 		printk(BIOS_ERR, "Added 1CH DMIC array.\n");
 	/* 2-dmic configuration */
-	if (!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 2))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NHLT_DMIC_2CH_16B) &&
+			(!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 2)))
 		printk(BIOS_ERR, "Added 2CH DMIC array.\n");
 	/* 4-dmic configuration */
-	if (!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 4))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NHLT_DMIC_4CH_16B) &&
+			(!nhlt_soc_add_dmic_array(nhlt, 4)))
 		printk(BIOS_ERR, "Added 4CH DMIC array.\n");
 	/* Dialog for Headset codec.
 	 * Headset codec is bi-directional but uses the same configuration