diff --git a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
index ff16c7a..9f89263 100644
--- a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
+++ b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="C29XPCIE,SPIFLASH"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=-1
+CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y