diff --git a/src/include/cbmem.h b/src/include/cbmem.h
index 96be108cd0..f88cfb7b7e 100644
--- a/src/include/cbmem.h
+++ b/src/include/cbmem.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static inline int cbmem_possibly_online(void)
 	if (ENV_BOOTBLOCK)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (ENV_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE && CONFIG(VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK))
+	if (ENV_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE && !CONFIG(VBOOT_STARTS_IN_ROMSTAGE))
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;