diff --git a/src/mainboard/purism/librem_skl/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/purism/librem_skl/Kconfig
index fc77518693..f68fd239f9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/purism/librem_skl/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/purism/librem_skl/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config BOARD_PURISM_BASEBOARD_LIBREM_SKL
 	# Workaround for EC/KBC IRQ1
 	select SERIRQ_CONTINUOUS_MODE
 	select MAINBOARD_USES_FSP2_0
+	select SPD_READ_BY_WORD
 
 if BOARD_PURISM_BASEBOARD_LIBREM_SKL