diff --git a/configs/birdland_bav335a_defconfig b/configs/birdland_bav335a_defconfig
index afc93c3..c721ad5 100644
--- a/configs/birdland_bav335a_defconfig
+++ b/configs/birdland_bav335a_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SERIAL1,CONS_INDEX=1"
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set