diff --git a/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig b/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
index 4306643..f772f56 100644
--- a/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6UL_9X9_EVK=y
+CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SPL=y