diff --git a/configs/sama5d4ek_mmc_defconfig b/configs/sama5d4ek_mmc_defconfig
index 3d5eb68..e0779d0 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4ek_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4ek_mmc_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE=0x18000
+CONFIG_SPL_HAS_BSS_LINKER_SECTION=y
+CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR=0x20000000
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x80000
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x218000