diff --git a/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig b/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
index 2fb2fdf..59675e5 100644
--- a/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 CONFIG_I2C_MUX_PCA954x=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y
 CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_ADDR_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_PHY_ATHEROS=y