diff --git a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
index 131d6f5..0bfcdd2 100644
--- a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=-1
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NOR_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT=y