diff --git a/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig b/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
index 4c869ab..af000e6 100644
--- a/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx28evk_spi_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nand0=gpmi-nand"
 CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=gpmi-nand:3m(bootloader)ro,512k(environment),512k(redundant-environment),4m(kernel),512k(fdt),8m(ramdisk),-(filesystem)"
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
+CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_MXS_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_MMC_MXS=y