diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/Kconfig
index 9cd522f..1388b87 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@
 	  Disabled by default as it might cause system instability.
 	  Handle with care!
 
+config NATIVE_RAMINIT_IGNORE_XMP_REQUESTED_VOLTAGE
+	bool "Ignore XMP profile requested voltage"
+	default n
+	depends on USE_NATIVE_RAMINIT
+	help
+	  Native raminit only supports 1.5V operation, but there are DIMMs
+	  which request 1.65V operation in XMP profiles. This option allows
+	  raminit to use these XMP profiles anyway, instead of falling back
+	  to non-XMP settings.
+	  Disabled by default because it allows forcing memory to run out of
+	  specification. Consider this to be an overclocking option.
+	  Handle with care!
+
 config CBFS_SIZE
 	hex
 	default 0x100000
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
index 3077c0a..8acfb98 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/sandybridge/raminit.c
@@ -200,7 +200,12 @@
 				/* TODO: Support DDR3 voltages other than 1500mV */
 				printram("XMP profile's requested %u mV is unsupported.\n",
 						 dimm->voltage);
-				spd_decode_ddr3(dimm, spd[spd_slot]);
+
+				if (CONFIG(NATIVE_RAMINIT_IGNORE_XMP_REQUESTED_VOLTAGE))
+					printk(BIOS_WARNING,
+						"XMP requested voltage will be ignored.\n");
+				else
+					spd_decode_ddr3(dimm, spd[spd_slot]);
 			}
 
 			/* Fill in CRC16 for MRC cache */