diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
index 989dc44..6811a62 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MXC=y
 CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX8M=y