diff --git a/src/drivers/ocp/include/vpd.h b/src/drivers/ocp/include/vpd.h
index f4517c4660..d58f79120f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ocp/include/vpd.h
+++ b/src/drivers/ocp/include/vpd.h
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@ enum cxl_memory_mode {
 int get_int_from_vpd_range(const char *const key, const int fallback, const int min,
 	const int max);
 bool get_bool_from_vpd(const char *const key, const bool fallback);
+int get_cxl_mode_from_vpd(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/drivers/ocp/vpd/vpd_util.c b/src/drivers/ocp/vpd/vpd_util.c
index 3a66b884f2..27d7bccb5c 100644
--- a/src/drivers/ocp/vpd/vpd_util.c
+++ b/src/drivers/ocp/vpd/vpd_util.c
@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ bool get_bool_from_vpd(const char *const key, const bool fallback)
 
 	return (bool)val;
 }
+
+int get_cxl_mode_from_vpd(void)
+{
+	return get_int_from_vpd_range(CXL_MODE, CXL_MODE_DEFAULT, 0, CXL_MODE_MAX-1);
+}