diff --git a/configs/malta_defconfig b/configs/malta_defconfig
index f3788b6..5a178a7 100644
--- a/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_BIG_ENDIAN"
 CONFIG_MIPS=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MALTA=y
+CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN=y