diff --git a/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig b/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
index 7281e86d96..ef83e4d3ff 100644
--- a/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx28_xea_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE=0x1000
 CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_RAW_IMAGE_SUPPORT is not set