diff --git a/configs/pm9261_defconfig b/configs/pm9261_defconfig
index 6922380..a5256b7 100644
--- a/configs/pm9261_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pm9261_defconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_SECT=256
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 # CONFIG_SYS_NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT is not set
 CONFIG_NAND_ATMEL=y