diff --git a/configs/socfpga_dbm_soc1_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_dbm_soc1_defconfig
index dd14be4..66f894e 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_dbm_soc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_dbm_soc1_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200"
+CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
+CONFIG_PREBOOT="run try_bootscript"
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_ENV_OVERWRITE=y