diff --git a/src/mainboard/technoland/sbc710/config.example b/src/mainboard/technoland/sbc710/config.example
index f0c7d195f0..2978d8e87f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/technoland/sbc710/config.example
+++ b/src/mainboard/technoland/sbc710/config.example
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ option UPDATE_MICROCODE
 option INBUF_COPY
 option DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=9
 option DEBUG
+option USE_GENERIC_ROM=1
 
 # Path to your kernel (vmlinux)
 linux ~/src/bios/linux-2.4.7-sis