diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
index 804bda0c81..e6de2c9810 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/ec.c
@@ -1992,3 +1992,37 @@ bool google_chromeec_is_critically_low_on_battery(void)
 	return google_chromeec_is_below_critical_threshold() &&
 	       !google_chromeec_is_charger_present();
 }
+
+#if !CONFIG(EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_LPC)
+static int google_chromeec_read_memmap(uint8_t offset, uint8_t size, void *dest)
+{
+	struct ec_params_read_memmap params;
+
+	params.offset = offset;
+	params.size = size;
+
+	struct chromeec_command cmd = {
+		.cmd_code = EC_CMD_READ_MEMMAP,
+		.cmd_version = 0,
+		.cmd_data_in = &params,
+		.cmd_data_out = dest,
+		.cmd_size_in = sizeof(params),
+		.cmd_size_out = size,
+	};
+
+	return google_chromeec_command(&cmd);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the byte of EC switch states e.g. lid state
+ */
+uint8_t google_chromeec_get_switches(void)
+{
+	uint8_t flags;
+
+	if (google_chromeec_read_memmap(EC_MEMMAP_SWITCHES, sizeof(flags), &flags))
+		return 0;
+
+	return flags;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/switches.c b/src/ec/google/chromeec/switches.c
index e35e7722ea..066a788f71 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/switches.c
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/switches.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <elog.h>
 #include <security/vboot/misc.h>
 
-#if CONFIG(EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_LPC)
 /*
  * Retrieves the state of the lid switch.
  *
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ int get_lid_switch(void)
 
 	return !!(google_chromeec_get_switches() & EC_SWITCH_LID_OPEN);
 }
-#endif
 
 int get_recovery_mode_switch(void)
 {