diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/Kconfig b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/Kconfig
index 57b62dd565..6d6f883a11 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/Kconfig
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
 	select VBOOT_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
 	select VBOOT_RETURN_FROM_VERSTAGE
+	select VBOOT_DEFINE_WIDEVINE_COUNTERS
 
 endif