diff --git a/configs/mvebu_db-88f3720_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_db-88f3720_defconfig
index 0605174..7f4569d 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_db-88f3720_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_db-88f3720_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y