diff --git a/src/mainboard/lenovo/t60/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/lenovo/t60/mainboard.c
index 775145314e..2e11cdb0eb 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/lenovo/t60/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/lenovo/t60/mainboard.c
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
 #include <ec/acpi/ec.h>
 #include <ec/lenovo/h8/h8.h>
 #include <northbridge/intel/i945/i945.h>
+#include <pc80/mc146818rtc.h>
 
 static void mainboard_enable(device_t dev)
 {
 	device_t dev0, idedev;
+	u8 defaults_loaded = 0;
 
 	/* enable Audio */
 	h8_set_audio_mute(0);
@@ -57,6 +59,18 @@ static void mainboard_enable(device_t dev)
 		pmh7_ultrabay_power_enable(0);
 		ec_write(0x0c, 0x04);
 	}
+
+	if (get_option(&defaults_loaded, "cmos_defaults_loaded") < 0) {
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "failed to get cmos_defaults_loaded");
+		defaults_loaded = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!defaults_loaded) {
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "Restoring CMOS defaults\n");
+		set_option("tft_brightness", &(u8[]){ 0xff });
+		set_option("volume", &(u8[]){ 0x03 });
+		set_option("cmos_defaults_loaded", &(u8[]){ 0x01 });
+	}
 }
 
 struct chip_operations mainboard_ops = {
diff --git a/src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/mainboard.c
index f7bcb61f63..d5c9d953c9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/lenovo/x60/mainboard.c
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@
 #include <ec/acpi/ec.h>
 #include <ec/lenovo/h8/h8.h>
 #include <northbridge/intel/i945/i945.h>
+#include <pc80/mc146818rtc.h>
 #include "dock.h"
 
 static void mainboard_enable(device_t dev)
 {
 	device_t dev0, idedev;
+	u8 defaults_loaded = 0;
 
 	/* enable Audio */
 	h8_set_audio_mute(0);
@@ -60,6 +62,18 @@ static void mainboard_enable(device_t dev)
 		outb(inb(0x1628) & ~0x01, 0x1628);
 		ec_write(0x0c, 0x04);
 	}
+
+	if (get_option(&defaults_loaded, "cmos_defaults_loaded") < 0) {
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "failed to get cmos_defaults_loaded");
+		defaults_loaded = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!defaults_loaded) {
+		printk(BIOS_INFO, "Restoring CMOS defaults\n");
+		set_option("tft_brightness", &(u8[]){ 0xff });
+		set_option("volume", &(u8[]){ 0x03 });
+		set_option("cmos_defaults_loaded", &(u8[]){ 0x01 });
+	}
 }
 
 struct chip_operations mainboard_ops = {