diff --git a/configs/imx8qm_mek_defconfig b/configs/imx8qm_mek_defconfig
index f5b6760..bf330ab 100644
--- a/configs/imx8qm_mek_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8qm_mek_defconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 CONFIG_I2C_MUX=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MUX_PCA954x=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y
+CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_FSL_USDHC=y
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_ADDR_ENABLE=y