diff --git a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/Kconfig b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/Kconfig
index 12e1959..8276da2 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/baytrail/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/intel/baytrail/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	def_bool y
 	select ACPI_INTEL_HARDWARE_SLEEP_VALUES
 	select ARCH_ALL_STAGES_X86_32
+	select BOOT_DEVICE_SPI_FLASH_NO_EARLY_WRITES
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
 	select CACHE_MRC_SETTINGS
 	select CPU_INTEL_TURBO_NOT_PACKAGE_SCOPED