diff --git a/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
index 023bc21..0b4afbe 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
 CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_HAS_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=0xff0000
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y