diff --git a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Makefile.inc
index 29636e17b8..9e4e160e35 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/intel/apollolake/Makefile.inc
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ postcar-y += mmap_boot.c
 postcar-$(CONFIG_SOC_UART_DEBUG) += uart_early.c
 postcar-y += tsc_freq.c
 
+verstage-y += car.c
 verstage-y += memmap.c
 verstage-y += mmap_boot.c
 verstage-$(CONFIG_SOC_UART_DEBUG) += uart_early.c