diff --git a/configs/MPC8544DS_defconfig b/configs/MPC8544DS_defconfig
index 4f9219b..c69e449 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8544DS_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8544DS_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_PPC=y
+CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0xFFF80000
 CONFIG_MPC85xx=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_ERRATA is not set
 CONFIG_TARGET_MPC8544DS=y