diff --git a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
index 42b37af..d30687a 100644
--- a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 # CONFIG_CMD_BMODE is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx51evk/imximage.cfg"
+CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y