diff --git a/configs/mscc_ocelot_defconfig b/configs/mscc_ocelot_defconfig
index 32f4148..3fe9e06 100644
--- a/configs/mscc_ocelot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mscc_ocelot_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200"
 CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=7
 CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="ocelot # "
 # CONFIG_CMD_BDI is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_CONSOLE is not set