diff --git a/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig b/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
index 1b88b59..73ba7dc 100644
--- a/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0xFE000000
 CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=66000000
 CONFIG_MPC83xx=y
+CONFIG_HIGH_BATS=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MPC837XEMDS=y
 CONFIG_DDR_MC_CLOCK_MODE_1_1=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_PLL_FACTOR_6_1=y