diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
index 6f072fe..537841e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_LPC_TPM
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_CHROMEOS
 	select SOUTHBRIDGE_INTEL_COMMON_ACPI_MADT
+	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH
 
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_MUST_REQUEST_DISPLAY