diff --git a/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_semi_defconfig b/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_semi_defconfig
index 902eb8f..82a5b52 100644
--- a/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_semi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_semi_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x40000
 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING=" vexpress_aemv8a"
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_REMAKE_ELF=y
 CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x90000000
 CONFIG_ANDROID_BOOT_IMAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1