diff --git a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
index 41bf176..96e5b34 100644
--- a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
+++ b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SPIFLASH"
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=-1
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y