diff --git a/configs/openrd_base_defconfig b/configs/openrd_base_defconfig
index 43dc6c5..e933b2d 100644
--- a/configs/openrd_base_defconfig
+++ b/configs/openrd_base_defconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="kirkwood-openrd-base"
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
+CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_MVSATA_IDE=y
 # CONFIG_MMC_HW_PARTITIONING is not set
 CONFIG_MVGBE=y