diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/mainboard/gpio.h b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/mainboard/gpio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef2a21c418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/mainboard/gpio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef MAINBOARD_GPIO_H
+#define MAINBOARD_GPIO_H
+
+void mainboard_configure_gpios(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/variant.h b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/variant.h
index 2bbe7d7926..1d97728513 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/variant.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/include/variant.h
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@
 
 void variant_romstage_params(FSPM_UPD *);
 
-const struct pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num);
-
 #endif /* _VARIANT_H_ */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/romstage.c
index a981f50a7b..7453fa58e4 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/romstage.c
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
+#include <mainboard/gpio.h>
 #include <option.h>
 #include <soc/cnl_memcfg_init.h>
 #include <soc/gpio.h>
 #include <soc/romstage.h>
 #include <variant.h>
 
-static void mainboard_init(void)
-{
-	const struct pad_config *pads;
-	size_t num;
-
-	pads = variant_gpio_table(&num);
-	gpio_configure_pads(pads, num);
-}
-
 void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
 {
 	uint8_t vtd = 1;
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
 
 	variant_romstage_params(memupd);
 
-	mainboard_init();
+	mainboard_configure_gpios();
 }
 
 __weak void variant_romstage_params(FSPM_UPD *const mupd)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/base/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/base/gpio.c
index 61ec27dfa6..9d459ccc2a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/base/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/base/gpio.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <soc/gpio.h>
-#include <variant.h>
+#include <mainboard/gpio.h>
 
 static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* GPP_A14  GPIO                  */ PAD_NC(GPP_A14, NONE),
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* GPP_J11  A4WP_PRESENT          */ PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_J11, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 };
 
-const struct  pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num)
+void mainboard_configure_gpios(void)
 {
-	*num = ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_table);
-	return gpio_table;
+	gpio_configure_pads(gpio_table, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_table));
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/chili/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/chili/gpio.c
index d7e5ab02b2..a259547771 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/chili/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/siemens/chili/variants/chili/gpio.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <soc/gpio.h>
-#include <variant.h>
+#include <mainboard/gpio.h>
 
 static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* GPP_A14   GPIO                 0x0000002644000300 */ PAD_NC(GPP_A14, NONE),
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ static const struct pad_config gpio_table[] = {
 /* GPP_J11   A4WP_PRESENT         0x0000003944000700 */ PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_J11, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 };
 
-const struct pad_config *variant_gpio_table(size_t *num)
+void mainboard_configure_gpios(void)
 {
-	*num = ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_table);
-	return gpio_table;
+	gpio_configure_pads(gpio_table, ARRAY_SIZE(gpio_table));
 }