diff --git a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
index a7a4813..5b62f03 100644
--- a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_MX5=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX53LOCO=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx53loco/imximage.cfg"