diff --git a/configs/kontron_sl28_defconfig b/configs/kontron_sl28_defconfig
index 05627bb..aaabb14 100644
--- a/configs/kontron_sl28_defconfig
+++ b/configs/kontron_sl28_defconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x18009ff0
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MPC8XXX_INIT_DDR=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS=0x230000