diff --git a/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig b/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
index 30af39d..322d941 100644
--- a/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX23_OLINUXINO=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set