diff --git a/configs/vexpress_ca5x2_defconfig b/configs/vexpress_ca5x2_defconfig
index 3f8bc9c..68d08a0 100644
--- a/configs/vexpress_ca5x2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vexpress_ca5x2_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_VEXPRESS_CA5X2=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run distro_bootcmd; run bootflash"
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_CONSOLE is not set