diff --git a/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig b/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
index 5b4f591..8e27f72 100644
--- a/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pico-imx8mq_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # 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