diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/Kconfig
index ba8f1d4978..6a9692ccda 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/mancomb/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config CHROMEOS
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
+	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
 
 config FMDFILE
 	string