diff --git a/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig b/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
index e8f653b..27a89f9 100644
--- a/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
+++ b/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x2000
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x187ff0
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
+CONFIG_HAS_CUSTOM_SPL_MALLOC_START=y
+CONFIG_CUSTOM_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_ADDR=0x42200000
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE=0x80000
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR=0x300
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C=y