diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
index a86e844..8b97495 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
 	string
 	default "src/mainboard/$(CONFIG_MAINBOARD_DIR)/vboot-rwa-16M.fmd" if VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_A
 
+if VBOOT
+
 config VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_A
 	default y
 
+endif
+
 config VBOOT_VBNV_OFFSET
 	hex
 	default 0x2c