diff --git a/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig b/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
index 7322b12..f19dcbd 100644
--- a/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
+++ b/configs/variscite_dart6ul_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run mmc_mmc_fit"
+CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SPL_USB_HOST=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS=32