diff --git a/configs/at91sam9n12ek_mmc_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9n12ek_mmc_defconfig
index ce314df..28815b5 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9n12ek_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9n12ek_mmc_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_AT91=y
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0x26f00000
 CONFIG_TARGET_AT91SAM9N12EK=y