diff --git a/configs/MPC8572DS_36BIT_defconfig b/configs/MPC8572DS_36BIT_defconfig
index 4053cb7..bafab49 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8572DS_36BIT_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8572DS_36BIT_defconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 CONFIG_MP=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_HASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
+CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_ADDR=0xEFF20000
 CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FSL_DDR2=y