diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/refcode.c b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/refcode.c
index 558db3cc8d..29a64617b5 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/refcode.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/refcode.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static efi_wrapper_entry_t load_reference_code(void)
 		return load_refcode_from_cache();
 	}
 
-	if (load_refcode_from_vboot(&refcode) ||
+	if (load_refcode_from_vboot(&refcode) &&
 		load_refcode_from_cbfs(&refcode))
 			return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/soc/intel/broadwell/refcode.c b/src/soc/intel/broadwell/refcode.c
index 201825a93b..0eb2ef3c14 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/broadwell/refcode.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/broadwell/refcode.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static pei_wrapper_entry_t load_reference_code(void)
 		return load_refcode_from_cache();
 	}
 
-	if (load_refcode_from_vboot(&refcode) ||
+	if (load_refcode_from_vboot(&refcode) &&
 		load_refcode_from_cbfs(&refcode))
 			return NULL;