diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index fc04a16fad..a9aaaed783 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -196,14 +196,11 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_USE_BLOBS),y)
 # this is necessary because 3rdparty/blobs is update=none, and so is ignored
 # unless explicitly requested and enabled through --checkout
 forgetthis:=$(if $(GIT),$(shell git submodule update --init --checkout 3rdparty/blobs))
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_0),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_USES_FSP1_0)$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_USES_FSP1_1)$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_USES_FSP2_0),y)
+# this is necessary because 3rdparty/fsp is update=none, and so is ignored
+# unless explicitly requested and enabled through --checkout
 forgetthis:=$(if $(GIT),$(shell git submodule update --init --checkout 3rdparty/fsp))
 endif
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_USES_FSP1_0),y)
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOC_INTEL_FSP_BROADWELL_DE),y)
-forgetthis:=$(if $(GIT),$(shell git submodule update --init --checkout 3rdparty/fsp))
-endif
-endif
 endif
 UPDATED_SUBMODULES:=1
 COREBOOT_EXPORTS += UPDATED_SUBMODULES