diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
index f500d637d6..3adf6987bf 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/nehalem/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ config NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_NEHALEM
 
 if NORTHBRIDGE_INTEL_NEHALEM
 
+config VBOOT
+	select VBOOT_MUST_REQUEST_DISPLAY
+	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_ROMSTAGE
+
 config MMCONF_BUS_NUMBER
 	int
 	default 256