diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/kanix/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/kanix/overridetree.cb
index 83663e8fbe..8f2aed31bf 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/kanix/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/kanix/overridetree.cb
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.stop_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_LOW(GPP_C06)"
 				register "generic.stop_off_delay_ms" = "1"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 0x10 on end
 			end
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
index ea45d61981..2607ad776f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.stop_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_LOW(GPP_C06)"
 				register "generic.stop_off_delay_ms" = "1"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 0x10 on end
 			end
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
index 66b2bc9528..177e88781c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/rex0/overridetree.cb
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.stop_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_LOW(GPP_C06)"
 				register "generic.stop_off_delay_ms" = "2"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 10 on
 					probe TOUCHSCREEN TOUCHSCREEN_I2C
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/screebo/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/screebo/overridetree.cb
index d46d7c91ef..6e8f5fc028 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/screebo/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/screebo/overridetree.cb
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.enable_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH(GPP_B17)"
 				register "generic.enable_delay_ms" = "12"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 41 on
 					probe TOUCHSCREEN TOUCHSCREEN_ILITEK
@@ -467,6 +468,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.enable_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH(GPP_B17)"
 				register "generic.enable_delay_ms" = "1"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 10 on
 					probe TOUCHSCREEN TOUCHSCREEN_ELAN