diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
index 75bf84301f89bd3b51920bd57e92df25a6391663..21de5229c1c264a112311ddbeab0f312891a9beb 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="am437x-gp-evm"
 CONFIG_OF_LIST="am437x-gp-evm am437x-sk-evm am43x-epos-evm am437x-idk-evm"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT=y
+CONFIG_ENV_FAT_INTERFACE="mmc"
+CONFIG_ENV_FAT_DEVICE_AND_PART="0:1"
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_DM=y