diff --git a/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_mcvevk_defconfig
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+CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_SOCFPGA=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_CYCLONE5=y
+CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_DENX_MCVEVK=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_mcvevk"
+CONFIG_SPL=y
+# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
+# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
+CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
+CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_DWAPB_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SIMPLE_BUS=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000