diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/fatcat/ramstage.c b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/fatcat/ramstage.c
index 21f8ccda98..69d0d67cd0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/fatcat/ramstage.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/fatcat/ramstage.c
@@ -50,10 +50,22 @@ const struct cpu_tdp_power_limits power_optimized_limits[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+/*
+ * Placeholder to check if variant has support for barrel jack for powering
+ * on the device.
+ *
+ * Most of the chromebook device is powering on with USB-C hence, unless overridden
+ * by some variant, assume barrel jack not present.
+ */
+__weak bool variant_is_barrel_charger_present(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 void baseboard_devtree_update(void)
 {
 	/* Don't optimize the power limit if booting with barrel attached */
-	if (CONFIG(BOARD_GOOGLE_MODEL_FATCAT) && google_chromeec_is_barrel_charger_present())
+	if (variant_is_barrel_charger_present())
 		return;
 
 	if (!google_chromeec_is_battery_present())
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
index c080dd3572..ad26ab8a67 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/baseboard/include/baseboard/variants.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ int variant_memory_sku(void);
 bool variant_is_half_populated(void);
 void variant_update_soc_memory_init_params(FSPM_UPD *memupd);
 void variant_update_soc_chip_config(struct soc_intel_pantherlake_config *config);
+bool variant_is_barrel_charger_present(void);
 
 enum s0ix_entry {
 	S0IX_EXIT,