diff --git a/include/rom.sh b/include/rom.sh
index 6ffbb228..c6cb2f5a 100644
--- a/include/rom.sh
+++ b/include/rom.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ add_seabios()
 
 	cprom
 	[ "$payload_uboot_amd64" = "y" ] && [ "$displaymode" != "txtmode" ] && \
-	    pname="seauboot" && cprom "seauboot"
+	    [ "$initmode" != "normal" ] && pname="seauboot" && cprom "seauboot"
 	[ "$payload_grub" = "y" ] && pname="seagrub" && mkseagrub; :
 }
 
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ add_uboot()
 	if [ "$displaymode" = "txtmode" ]; then
 		printf "cb/$target: Cannot use U-Boot in text mode\n" 1>&2
 		return 0
+	elif [ "$initmode" = "normal" ]; then
+		printf "cb/$target: Cannot use U-Boot in normal initmode\n" 1>&2
+		return 0
 	fi
 
 	# TODO: re-work to allow each coreboot target to say which ub tree