diff --git a/include/configs/novena.h b/include/configs/novena.h
index 879141a7ca..0f3621a41b 100644
--- a/include/configs/novena.h
+++ b/include/configs/novena.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END		0x20000000
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(64 * 1024 * 1024)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN		(1 << 10)
 
 /* SPL */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT