diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9n12ek.h b/include/configs/at91sam9n12ek.h
index 9b0e588c6b825a51b3d0be91e0c20519358a6eda..f02fce95b39ea631017620593907f7714654f723 100644
--- a/include/configs/at91sam9n12ek.h
+++ b/include/configs/at91sam9n12ek.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO
 
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 
 /* general purpose I/O */
 #define CONFIG_AT91_GPIO