diff --git a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
index 7541f4f..b1fe27a 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x80000
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x318000
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE=0x80000
 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_DRIVERS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BASE=y