diff --git a/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig b/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
index bac5859..f588120 100644
--- a/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
 CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709"
+CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set