diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
index 3aafeca..68bb6d8 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+# CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MTD_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT=y