diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/rex/mainboard.c
index 619ca71927..3ca85ff77c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/mainboard.c
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ static void mainboard_init(void *chip_info)
 	fw_config_gpio_padbased_override(padbased_table);
 	gpio_configure_pads_with_padbased(padbased_table);
 	free(padbased_table);
-	variant_devtree_update();
+	baseboard_devtree_update();
 }
 
-void __weak variant_devtree_update(void)
+void __weak baseboard_devtree_update(void)
 {
-	/* Override dev tree settings per board */
+	/* Override dev tree settings per baseboard */
 }
 
 void __weak variant_generate_s0ix_hook(enum s0ix_entry entry)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
index afed754438..bd3d535c16 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ enum s0ix_entry {
 
 void variant_generate_s0ix_hook(enum s0ix_entry entry);
 
-/* Modify devictree settings during ramstage */
+/* Modify devictree settings during ramstage by baseboard */
+void baseboard_devtree_update(void);
+/* Modify devictree settings during ramstage by dedicated variant */
 void variant_devtree_update(void);
 
 #endif /*__BASEBOARD_VARIANTS_H__ */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/ovis/ramstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/ovis/ramstage.c
index 5955b2adc4..17d39ae139 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/ovis/ramstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/ovis/ramstage.c
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ const struct cpu_tdp_power_limits limits[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-void variant_devtree_update(void)
+void __weak variant_devtree_update(void)
 {
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "WEAK: %s/%s called\n", __FILE__, __func__);
+
 	size_t total_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(limits);
 	variant_update_cpu_power_limits(limits, total_entries);
 }
+
+void baseboard_devtree_update(void)
+{
+	variant_devtree_update();
+}
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/rex/ramstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/rex/ramstage.c
index 02bdca5d01..7c09651046 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/rex/ramstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/baseboard/rex/ramstage.c
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ const struct cpu_tdp_power_limits power_optimized_limits[] = {
 };
 #endif
 
-void variant_devtree_update(void)
+void __weak variant_devtree_update(void)
 {
+	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "WEAK: %s/%s called\n", __FILE__, __func__);
+
 	const struct cpu_tdp_power_limits *limits = performance_efficient_limits;
 	size_t limits_size = ARRAY_SIZE(performance_efficient_limits);
 
@@ -115,3 +117,8 @@ void variant_devtree_update(void)
 
 	variant_update_cpu_power_limits(limits, limits_size);
 }
+
+void baseboard_devtree_update(void)
+{
+	variant_devtree_update();
+}