diff --git a/firmware/lib/vboot_api_kernel.c b/firmware/lib/vboot_api_kernel.c
index 5ef78027ee..6715e86f46 100644
--- a/firmware/lib/vboot_api_kernel.c
+++ b/firmware/lib/vboot_api_kernel.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ VbError_t VbBootRecovery(VbCommonParams* cparams, LoadKernelParams* p) {
   /* If the dev-mode switch is off and the user didn't press the recovery
    * button, require removal of all external media. */
   if (!(shared->flags & VBSD_BOOT_DEV_SWITCH_ON) &&
-      (VBNV_RECOVERY_RO_MANUAL != shared->recovery_reason)) {
+      !(shared->flags & VBSD_BOOT_REC_SWITCH_ON)) {
     VbDiskInfo* disk_info = NULL;
     uint32_t disk_count = 0;