diff --git a/configs/mpc5121ads_defconfig b/configs/mpc5121ads_defconfig
index 2dde203..c0af812 100644
--- a/configs/mpc5121ads_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mpc5121ads_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DATE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y
 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y