diff --git a/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig b/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
index 90829b4..f586773 100644
--- a/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
+++ b/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6Q"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set