diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
index f1c9bbd..3b4a7c3 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 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=0x400
 CONFIG_SPL_DMA=y