diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
index c605fa5..6d64f1e 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE=0x1f000
+CONFIG_SPL_HAS_BSS_LINKER_SECTION=y
+CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR=0x180000
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x2000
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set