diff --git a/configs/mx53evk_defconfig b/configs/mx53evk_defconfig
index 958a7d8..1c4da22 100644
--- a/configs/mx53evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53evk_defconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx53evk/imximage.cfg"
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
+CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y