diff --git a/src/Kconfig b/src/Kconfig
index a6032c7d07..2663f5022d 100644
--- a/src/Kconfig
+++ b/src/Kconfig
@@ -135,9 +135,14 @@ config STATIC_OPTION_TABLE
 	  every boot.  Use this if you want the NVRAM configuration to
 	  never be modified from its default values.
 
+config UNCOMPRESSED_RAMSTAGE
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config COMPRESS_RAMSTAGE
 	bool "Compress ramstage with LZMA"
-	default y
+	default y if !UNCOMPRESSED_RAMSTAGE
+	default n
 	help
 	  Compress ramstage to save memory in the flash image. Note
 	  that decompression might slow down booting if the boot flash
diff --git a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
index 48ea7fc5d5..60d69f678f 100644
--- a/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/rockchip/rk3288/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288
 	select HAVE_UART_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	select BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
+	select UNCOMPRESSED_RAMSTAGE
 
 if SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288