diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/hatch/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/hatch/Kconfig
index 943ec612a4..d6e6e46f18 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/hatch/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/hatch/Kconfig
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ config VARIANT_DIR
 config VBOOT
 	select HAS_RECOVERY_MRC_CACHE
 	select MRC_CLEAR_NORMAL_CACHE_ON_RECOVERY_RETRAIN
+	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
 
 endif # BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_HATCH