diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h b/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
index 3747098d2ada9da964f399f3342f1ecf9a2e9c78..b8d5dd156f9f75a61ea7d921ff74b694dcc1d59b 100644
--- a/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
+++ b/include/configs/at91sam9rlek.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
 
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+
 #define CONFIG_ATMEL_LEGACY
 #define CONFIG_AT91_GPIO		1
 #define CONFIG_AT91_GPIO_PULLUP		1