diff --git a/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig b/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
index 1b83000..642935f 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/amd/picasso/Kconfig
@@ -505,6 +505,18 @@
 	  Runs verstage on the PSP.  Only available on
 	  certain Chrome OS branded parts from AMD.
 
+config CMOS_RECOVERY_BYTE
+	hex
+	default 0x51
+	depends on VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
+	help
+	  If the workbuf is not passed from the PSP to coreboot, set the
+	  recovery flag and reboot.  The PSP will read this byte, mark the
+	  recovery request in VBNV, and reset the system into recovery mode.
+
+	  This is the byte before the default first byte used by VBNV
+	  (0x26 + 0x0E - 1)
+
 if VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_AB && VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
 
 config RWA_REGION_ONLY