diff --git a/include/rom.sh b/include/rom.sh
index 77e177a..c5fdc9a 100644
--- a/include/rom.sh
+++ b/include/rom.sh
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ mkcorebootbin()
 	$dry x_ cp "$srcdir/build/coreboot.rom" "$tmprom"
 
 	initmode="${defconfig##*/}"; displaymode="${initmode##*_}"
+	[ "$displaymode" = "$initmode" ] && displaymode="" # "normal" config
 	initmode="${initmode%%_*}"
 	cbfstool="elf/cbfstool/$tree/cbfstool"