diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
index 202ef88..4cb4adb 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE=0x800000
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR=0x1400
 CONFIG_SPL_DMA=y