diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/chausie/bootblock.c b/src/mainboard/amd/chausie/bootblock.c
index f768f3f778..c1d9dd488a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/chausie/bootblock.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/chausie/bootblock.c
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <bootblock_common.h>
+#include <soc/espi.h>
 #include "gpio.h"
 
 void bootblock_mainboard_early_init(void)
 {
 	mainboard_program_early_gpios();
+
+	espi_switch_to_spi1_pads();
 }