diff --git a/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
index 5fbb48a..5583ff6 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_db_armada8k_defconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="armada-8040-db"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_AHCI_MVEBU=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_MVTWSI=y