diff --git a/boards/google/quincy/google_quincy_defconfig b/boards/google/quincy/google_quincy_defconfig
index 0b5fcc5649f..a71b36f4875 100644
--- a/boards/google/quincy/google_quincy_defconfig
+++ b/boards/google/quincy/google_quincy_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2024 Google Inc
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+# Enable NPCX firmware header
+CONFIG_NPCX_HEADER=y
+
 # General Kernel Options
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=15000000