diff --git a/board/keymile/km_arm/Kconfig b/board/keymile/km_arm/Kconfig
index 2542f1ea8f..19c1db3bc2 100644
--- a/board/keymile/km_arm/Kconfig
+++ b/board/keymile/km_arm/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
 config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	def_bool y
 	select BOARD_LATE_INIT
+	select DM
+	select DM_SPI
+	select DM_SPI_FLASH
 	imply CMD_CRAMFS
 	imply CMD_DIAG
 	imply FS_CRAMFS
diff --git a/configs/portl2_defconfig b/configs/portl2_defconfig
index fa546aa994..918d27c331 100644
--- a/configs/portl2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/portl2_defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nand0=orion_nand"
 CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=orion_nand:-(ubi0);"
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS is not set
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="kirkwood-km_kirkwood"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_RAM=y
@@ -42,4 +44,3 @@ CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_KIRKWOOD_SPI=y
 CONFIG_BCH=y
-CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y