diff --git a/configs/malta64_defconfig b/configs/malta64_defconfig
index f7a0ab7..a411046 100644
--- a/configs/malta64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/malta64_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_MALTA=y
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R2=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="mti,malta"
+CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="malta # "