diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index 5f49162..b89916c 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -528,6 +528,26 @@
 
 if BOOTMETH_VBE
 
+config BOOTMETH_VBE_REQUEST
+	bool "Support for serving VBE OS requests"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enables support for looking that the requests made by the
+	  Operating System being booted. These requests result in additions to
+	  the device tree /chosen node, added during the device tree fixup
+	  phase.
+
+config SPL_BOOTMETH_VBE_REQUEST
+	bool "Support for serving VBE OS requests (SPL)"
+	depends on SPL
+	help
+	  Enables support for looking that the requests made by the
+	  Operating System being booted. These requests result in additions to
+	  the device tree /chosen node, added during the device tree fixup
+	  phase.
+
+	  This is only useful if you are booting an OS direct from SPL.
+
 config BOOTMETH_VBE_SIMPLE
 	bool "Bootdev support for VBE 'simple' method"
 	default y
diff --git a/boot/Makefile b/boot/Makefile
index b9a1223..88193a1 100644
--- a/boot/Makefile
+++ b/boot/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)EXPO) += expo.o scene.o scene_menu.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE) += vbe.o vbe_request.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE) += vbe.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE_REQUEST) += vbe_request.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE_SIMPLE) += vbe_simple.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE_SIMPLE_FW) += vbe_simple_fw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)BOOTMETH_VBE_SIMPLE_OS) += vbe_simple_os.o