diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
index 9d30dc3..2865599 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_QEMU_ARM_32BIT=y
 CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_PCI=y