diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/Makefile.mk b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/Makefile.mk
index ad15bbd510..f42ebef3ab 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/Makefile.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ subdirs-y += variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)
 bootblock-y += bootblock.c
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_OPTION_CFR) += cfr.c
+ramstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_OPTION_CFR) += $(wildcard variants/$(VARIANT_DIR)/cfr.c)
 ramstage-y += mainboard.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/cfr.c b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/cfr.c
index 74106c295c..cd4a27c302 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/cfr.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/cfr.c
@@ -5,31 +5,8 @@
 #include <drivers/option/cfr_frontend.h>
 #include <ec/starlabs/merlin/cfr.h>
 #include <intelblocks/cfr.h>
-#if CONFIG(BOARD_STARLABS_LITE_ADL)
-#include <device/i2c_bus.h>
-#include <device/i2c_simple.h>
-#include <option.h>
-#include <static.h>
-#include <variants.h>
-#endif
 #include <common/cfr.h>
 
-#if CONFIG(BOARD_STARLABS_LITE_ADL)
-void cfr_card_reader_update(struct sm_object *new_obj)
-{
-	struct device *mxc_accel = DEV_PTR(mxc6655);
-
-	if (!i2c_dev_detect(i2c_busdev(mxc_accel), mxc_accel->path.i2c.device))
-		new_obj->sm_bool.flags = CFR_OPTFLAG_SUPPRESS;
-}
-
-void cfr_touchscreen_update(struct sm_object *new_obj)
-{
-	if (get_uint_option("accelerometer", 1) == 0)
-		new_obj->sm_bool.flags = CFR_OPTFLAG_SUPPRESS;
-}
-#endif
-
 #if CONFIG(SYSTEM_TYPE_LAPTOP) || CONFIG(SYSTEM_TYPE_DETACHABLE)
 static struct sm_obj_form audio_video_group = {
 	.ui_name = "Audio/Video",
diff --git a/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/variants/i5/cfr.c b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/variants/i5/cfr.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5593cb5531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mainboard/starlabs/adl/variants/i5/cfr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+
+#include <device/i2c_bus.h>
+#include <device/i2c_simple.h>
+#include <drivers/option/cfr_frontend.h>
+#include <option.h>
+#include <static.h>
+
+void cfr_card_reader_update(struct sm_object *new_obj)
+{
+	struct device *mxc_accel = DEV_PTR(mxc6655);
+
+	if (!i2c_dev_detect(i2c_busdev(mxc_accel), mxc_accel->path.i2c.device))
+		new_obj->sm_bool.flags |= CFR_OPTFLAG_SUPPRESS;
+}
+
+void cfr_touchscreen_update(struct sm_object *new_obj)
+{
+	if (get_uint_option("accelerometer", 1) == 0)
+		new_obj->sm_bool.flags |= CFR_OPTFLAG_SUPPRESS;
+}