diff --git a/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/Makefile b/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/Makefile
index 4f2ac89..27ebe78 100644
--- a/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/Makefile
+++ b/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/Makefile
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-y	+= coreboot_start.o
+obj-y	+= coreboot_start.o coreboot.o
diff --git a/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/coreboot.c b/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/coreboot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0240c34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/chromebook-x86/coreboot/coreboot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Google, Inc
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <cros_ec.h>
+
+int arch_early_init_r(void)
+{
+	if (cros_ec_board_init())
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}