diff --git a/configs/am437x_gp_evm_defconfig b/configs/am437x_gp_evm_defconfig
index 7155c98..1d79ba19 100644
--- a/configs/am437x_gp_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am437x_gp_evm_defconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_MACRONIX=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_TI_QSPI=y
+CONFIG_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_OMAP_TIMER=y