diff --git a/configs/am335x_shc_sdboot_defconfig b/configs/am335x_shc_sdboot_defconfig
index 887b6aa..9375bc9 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_shc_sdboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_shc_sdboot_defconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="am335x-shc"
 CONFIG_SYS_PBSIZE=1049
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
+CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE=0x800000