diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
index 1d7652c0b3..362be798dc 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ config BASEBOARD_DIR
 config CHROMEOS
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SWITCHES
 	select GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC
-	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
+	select GBB_FLAG_DISABLE_PD_SOFTWARE_SYNC
+	select GBB_FLAG_FORCE_DEV_SWITCH_ON
+	select GBB_FLAG_FORCE_DEV_BOOT_USB
+	select GBB_FLAG_FORCE_MANUAL_RECOVERY
+	select HAS_RECOVERY_MRC_CACHE
 
 config DEVICETREE
 	default "variants/baseboard/\$(CONFIG_BASEBOARD_DIR)/devicetree.cb"
@@ -59,6 +63,9 @@ config MEMORY_SOLDERDOWN
 	select CHROMEOS_DRAM_PART_NUMBER_IN_CBI if CHROMEOS
 	select HAVE_SPD_IN_CBFS
 
+config VBOOT
+	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
+
 config UART_FOR_CONSOLE
 	int
 	default 0