diff --git a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/Makefile.inc
index 213e62f1ee..d9f4ae9ee0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ CPPFLAGS_common += -I$(src)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/include
 bootblock-y += bootblock.c
 bootblock-y += variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)/gpio_early.c
 
+romstage-y += romstage.c
+romstage-y += variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)/romstage.c
+
 ramstage-y += ramstage.c
 ramstage-y += variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)/gpio.c
 ramstage-y += variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)/hda_verb.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/include/variant/romstage.h b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/include/variant/romstage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfcc6ab08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/include/variant/romstage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#ifndef VARIANT_ROMSTAGE_H
+#define VARIANT_ROMSTAGE_H
+
+void variant_configure_fspm(FSPM_UPD *memupd);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/romstage.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ba6c5676a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/romstage.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#include <soc/romstage.h>
+#include <variant/romstage.h>
+
+void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
+{
+	variant_configure_fspm(memupd);
+}
diff --git a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/Makefile.inc
index 0e47d8680f..09089b43ad 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-romstage-y += romstage.c
 SPD_SOURCES  = samsung-K4AAG165WA-BCTD
diff --git a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/romstage.c b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/romstage.c
index 4cad131765..89cccc4097 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/romstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/clevo/cml-u/variants/l140cu/romstage.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <soc/cnl_memcfg_init.h>
-#include <soc/romstage.h>
+#include <variant/romstage.h>
 
 static const struct cnl_mb_cfg memcfg = {
 	.spd[0] = {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static const struct cnl_mb_cfg memcfg = {
 	.vref_ca_config = 2,
 };
 
-void mainboard_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
+void variant_configure_fspm(FSPM_UPD *memupd)
 {
 	cannonlake_memcfg_init(&memupd->FspmConfig, &memcfg);
 }