diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
index 96475d4..1e83b7f 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_CUSTOM_SYS_MALLOC_ADDR=0x84000000
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE=0x1000000
 CONFIG_SPL_EARLY_BSS=y
+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=0x800
 CONFIG_SPL_DMA=y