diff --git a/configs/PMC440_defconfig b/configs/PMC440_defconfig
index 8c4454e..3c8b2da 100644
--- a/configs/PMC440_defconfig
+++ b/configs/PMC440_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_KEYED=y
 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_PROMPT="Press SPACE to abort autoboot in %d seconds\n"
 CONFIG_AUTOBOOT_STOP_STR=" "