diff --git a/configs/da850_am18xxevm_defconfig b/configs/da850_am18xxevm_defconfig
index 3699903..1bf959d 100644
--- a/configs/da850_am18xxevm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/da850_am18xxevm_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="U-Boot > "
 CONFIG_CRC32_VERIFY=y