diff --git a/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
index 5bb84da..a68315a 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mipsel_defconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y
 # CONFIG_ISO_PARTITION is not set
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_LZMA=y
-CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FLASH=y