diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 9aec8a7a7e..d609ac4e03 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -890,10 +890,12 @@ $(obj)/coreboot.rom: $(obj)/coreboot.pre $(objcbfs)/ramstage.elf $(CBFSTOOL) $$(
 	dd if=$(obj)/coreboot.pre of=$@.tmp bs=8192 conv=notrunc 2> /dev/null
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SEABIOS_PS2_TIMEOUT),)
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_SEABIOS_PS2_TIMEOUT),0)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_UPDATE_IMAGE),y)
 	@printf "    SeaBIOS    Wait up to $(CONFIG_SEABIOS_PS2_TIMEOUT) ms for PS/2 keyboard controller initialization\n"
 	$(CBFSTOOL) $@.tmp add-int -i $(CONFIG_SEABIOS_PS2_TIMEOUT) -n etc/ps2-keyboard-spinup
 endif
 endif
+endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_INTEL_FIRMWARE_INTERFACE_TABLE),y)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_MICROCODE_CBFS_EXTERNAL_HEADER),y)
 	@printf "    UPDATE-FIT\n"