diff --git a/configs/pico-imx7d_bl33_defconfig b/configs/pico-imx7d_bl33_defconfig
index 7f1d215..13a7fcf 100644
--- a/configs/pico-imx7d_bl33_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pico-imx7d_bl33_defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE=0xe000
 CONFIG_SPL_HAS_BSS_LINKER_SECTION=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x100000
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SPL_USB_HOST=y
 CONFIG_SPL_USB_GADGET=y