diff --git a/configs/kmvect1_defconfig b/configs/kmvect1_defconfig
index b415c9d..b8ceb00 100644
--- a/configs/kmvect1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/kmvect1_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="KMVECT1"
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED=y
 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT="Hit <SPACE> key to stop autoboot in %2ds\n"