diff --git a/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig b/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
index 1bd87e7..9890ec6 100644
--- a/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="k2g-evm"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set