diff --git a/configs/km_kirkwood_defconfig b/configs/km_kirkwood_defconfig
index dac15f8..f5cf600 100644
--- a/configs/km_kirkwood_defconfig
+++ b/configs/km_kirkwood_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING="\nKeymile Kirkwood"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="kirkwood-km_kirkwood"
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="KM_KIRKWOOD"
+CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y