diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/bluey/mainboard.c b/src/mainboard/google/bluey/mainboard.c
index 9fff83bba7..b12edfdabe 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/bluey/mainboard.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/bluey/mainboard.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bool mainboard_needs_pcie_init(void)
 
 static void display_startup(void)
 {
-	if (!display_init_required()) {
+	if (!display_init_required() || (CONFIG(VBOOT_LID_SWITCH) && !get_lid_switch())) {
 		printk(BIOS_INFO, "Skipping display init.\n");
 		return;
 	}