diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/volteer/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/volteer/Kconfig
index de77633153..f6ff42c652 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/volteer/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/volteer/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config CHROMEOS
 	select HAS_RECOVERY_MRC_CACHE
 	select MRC_CLEAR_NORMAL_CACHE_ON_RECOVERY_RETRAIN
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
+	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
 
 config DIMM_SPD_SIZE
 	int