diff --git a/configs/chiliboard_defconfig b/configs/chiliboard_defconfig
index 849d751..0556906 100644
--- a/configs/chiliboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/chiliboard_defconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT=10
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BOOTCOUNT_BE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y