diff --git a/configs/ls1021aqds_nand_defconfig b/configs/ls1021aqds_nand_defconfig
index 19a21f4..d1264fd 100644
--- a/configs/ls1021aqds_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ls1021aqds_nand_defconfig
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_CFI_FLASH_USE_WEAK_ACCESSORS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE=y
+CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_EMPTY_INFO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS=2
 CONFIG_NAND_FSL_IFC=y