diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/Kconfig
index 76ff6dcabd..8a5b343470 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/veyron_pinky/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	select CHROMEOS_VBNV_EC
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SPI
+	select EC_SOFTWARE_SYNC
 	select SOC_ROCKCHIP_RK3288
 	select MAINBOARD_DO_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_BOOTBLOCK_INIT