diff --git a/payloads/nvramcui/nvramcui.c b/payloads/nvramcui/nvramcui.c
index 97be9df..9e12b97 100644
--- a/payloads/nvramcui/nvramcui.c
+++ b/payloads/nvramcui/nvramcui.c
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@
 	int ch, done;
 	int i;
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LP_USB)
+	usb_initialize();
+#endif
+
 	/* coreboot data structures */
 	lib_get_sysinfo();