diff --git a/configs/sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc1_defconfig b/configs/sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc1_defconfig
index 5f4abe8605..9ba8d79e31 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d27_som1_ek_mmc1_defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_SD_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200 earlyprintk root=/dev/mmcblk1p2 rw rootwait"
+CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y