diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/dummy_media.c b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/dummy_media.c
index 7926976422..c67344f2eb 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/dummy_media.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/dummy_media.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
 int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media);
 
-int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media)
+__attribute__((weak)) int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(
+		struct cbfs_media *media)
 {
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm64/dummy_media.c b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm64/dummy_media.c
index 7926976422..c67344f2eb 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm64/dummy_media.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm64/dummy_media.c
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 
 int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media);
 
-int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media)
+__attribute__((weak)) int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(
+		struct cbfs_media *media)
 {
 	return -1;
 }
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/dummy_media.c b/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/dummy_media.c
index 539773dd8e..112d7feec8 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/dummy_media.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/dummy_media.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 
 int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media);
 
-int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(struct cbfs_media *media)
+__attribute__((weak)) int libpayload_init_default_cbfs_media(
+		struct cbfs_media *media)
 {
 	return -1;
 }