diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/verstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/verstage.c
index 8aaf70cd6e..5c176a507f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/verstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/skyrim/verstage.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <baseboard/variants.h>
 #include <psp_verstage.h>
 #include <security/vboot/vboot_common.h>
+#include <soc/espi.h>
 #include <soc/southbridge.h>
 
 void verstage_mainboard_early_init(void)
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ void verstage_mainboard_espi_init(void)
 
 	variant_espi_gpio_table(&gpios, &num_gpios);
 	gpio_configure_pads(gpios, num_gpios);
+
+	espi_switch_to_spi1_pads();
 }
 
 void verstage_mainboard_tpm_init(void)
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/sabrina/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/amd/sabrina/Makefile.inc
index a94e19693f..19e756a37a 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/sabrina/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/amd/sabrina/Makefile.inc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ bootblock-y	+= reset.c
 bootblock-y	+= uart.c
 
 verstage-y	+= i2c.c
+verstage-y	+= espi_util.c
 verstage_x86-y	+= gpio.c
 verstage_x86-y	+= reset.c
 verstage_x86-y	+= uart.c