diff --git a/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig b/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
index 118d8e8..1ca5ab9 100644
--- a/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8qxp_mek_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=1
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM=y
 CONFIG_SPL_CLK=y