diff --git a/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig b/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
index 7281e86d96e1043f4592b0921e50a3af191dc4e5..ef83e4d3ff986faaf473e3eb78efe74b76715c73 100644
--- a/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE=0x1000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_RAW_IMAGE_SUPPORT is not set