diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
index 5b01002..e6e3e01 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE=0x800000
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR=0x1800
 CONFIG_SPL_DMA=y