diff --git a/configs/a64-olinuxino-emmc_defconfig b/configs/a64-olinuxino-emmc_defconfig
index d2618d5e57..08687cb61a 100644
--- a/configs/a64-olinuxino-emmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/a64-olinuxino-emmc_defconfig
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_SLOT_EXTRA=2
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun50i-a64-olinuxino-emmc"
 CONFIG_SUN8I_EMAC=y
+CONFIG_SUPPORT_EMMC_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y