diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/brya/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/brya/Kconfig
index a064ab38b1..6d939edc68 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/brya/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/brya/Kconfig
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ config VARIANT_DIR
 	default "mithrax" if BOARD_GOOGLE_MITHRAX
 
 config VBOOT
-	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
+	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC if !BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_NISSA
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
 
 config DIMM_SPD_SIZE