diff --git a/configs/MPC8349EMDS_defconfig b/configs/MPC8349EMDS_defconfig
index ecded68..40633d1 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8349EMDS_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8349EMDS_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0xFE000000
 CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=66000000
 CONFIG_MPC83xx=y
+CONFIG_HIGH_BATS=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MPC8349EMDS=y
 CONFIG_DDR_MC_CLOCK_MODE_1_1=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_PLL_FACTOR_4_1=y