diff --git a/configs/maltael_defconfig b/configs/maltael_defconfig
index 97d0e89..011525f 100644
--- a/configs/maltael_defconfig
+++ b/configs/maltael_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN"
 CONFIG_MIPS=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MALTA=y
+CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y