diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/Makefile.inc
index defb592f2f..2e8157e135 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/Makefile.inc
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ romstage-y += gpio.c
 romstage-y += memory.c
 
 ramstage-y += gpio.c
+ramstage-y += variant.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/variant.c b/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/variant.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..967fc9ad02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/brya/variants/nereid/variant.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#include <drivers/intel/gma/opregion.h>
+#include <fw_config.h>
+
+const char *mainboard_vbt_filename(void)
+{
+	if (fw_config_probe(FW_CONFIG(DB_USB, DB_1A_HDMI)))
+		return "vbt-nereid_hdmi.bin";
+
+	return "vbt.bin";
+}