diff --git a/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_dram_defconfig b/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_dram_defconfig
index c06b989..60eea03 100644
--- a/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_dram_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vexpress_aemv8a_dram_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_IDENT_STRING=" vexpress_aemv8a"
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set