diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/smihandler.c b/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/smihandler.c
index 6facb76476..04280db316 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/smihandler.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/guybrush/smihandler.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
 
 #include <baseboard/variants.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
 #include <ec/google/chromeec/ec.h>
 #include <ec/google/chromeec/smm.h>
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@
 
 void mainboard_smi_gpi(u32 gpi_sts)
 {
-	chromeec_smi_process_events();
+	printk(BIOS_WARNING, "No GPIO is set up as PAD_SMI, so %s should never end up being "
+			     "called. gpi_status is %x.\n", __func__, gpi_sts);
 }
 
 void mainboard_smi_sleep(u8 slp_typ)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/smihandler.c b/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/smihandler.c
index 6facb76476..04280db316 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/smihandler.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/smihandler.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
 
 #include <baseboard/variants.h>
+#include <console/console.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
 #include <ec/google/chromeec/ec.h>
 #include <ec/google/chromeec/smm.h>
@@ -9,7 +10,8 @@
 
 void mainboard_smi_gpi(u32 gpi_sts)
 {
-	chromeec_smi_process_events();
+	printk(BIOS_WARNING, "No GPIO is set up as PAD_SMI, so %s should never end up being "
+			     "called. gpi_status is %x.\n", __func__, gpi_sts);
 }
 
 void mainboard_smi_sleep(u8 slp_typ)