diff --git a/configs/maltael_defconfig b/configs/maltael_defconfig
index 268fd9e..fe5e00c 100644
--- a/configs/maltael_defconfig
+++ b/configs/maltael_defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DATE=y
 # CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y