diff --git a/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
index 6736ba3..e6f2a81 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_SOCFPGA=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_DENX_MCVEVK=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_mcvevk"