diff --git a/configs/rpi_3_defconfig b/configs/rpi_3_defconfig
index d8836f9..f46e504 100644
--- a/configs/rpi_3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/rpi_3_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
 CONFIG_ENV_FAT_INTERFACE="mmc"
 CONFIG_ENV_FAT_DEVICE_AND_PART="0:1"
+CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_DM_KEYBOARD=y
 CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y