diff --git a/src/include/program_loading.h b/src/include/program_loading.h
index 7aba30214c..2e8364604a 100644
--- a/src/include/program_loading.h
+++ b/src/include/program_loading.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct prog {
 	 * payload. For architectures that use a bounce buffer
 	 * then it would represent the bounce buffer. */
 	enum prog_type type;
+	uint32_t cbfs_type;
 	const char *name;
 	struct region_device rdev;
 	/* Entry to program with optional argument. It's up to the architecture
@@ -89,6 +90,11 @@ static inline enum prog_type prog_type(const struct prog *prog)
 	return prog->type;
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t prog_cbfs_type(const struct prog *prog)
+{
+	return prog->cbfs_type;
+}
+
 static inline struct region_device *prog_rdev(struct prog *prog)
 {
 	return &prog->rdev;
diff --git a/src/lib/prog_loaders.c b/src/lib/prog_loaders.c
index 8a6d6afafa..04b573e5ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/prog_loaders.c
+++ b/src/lib/prog_loaders.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ int prog_locate(struct prog *prog)
 	if (cbfs_boot_locate(&file, prog_name(prog), NULL))
 		return -1;
 
+	cbfsf_file_type(&file, &prog->cbfs_type);
+
 	cbfs_file_data(prog_rdev(prog), &file);
 
 	return 0;