diff --git a/include/configs/apollon.h b/include/configs/apollon.h
index 925079d..fa5a7a9 100644
--- a/include/configs/apollon.h
+++ b/include/configs/apollon.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 #define	CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2
 #define	CONFIG_CMD_UBI
 #define	CONFIG_RBTREE
+#define CONFIG_MTD_DEVICE		/* needed for mtdparts commands */
 #define CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
 #endif