diff --git a/include/configs/rpi_b.h b/include/configs/rpi_b.h
index ed8b4dfb51decabac2900077673ebcbf58c4eab9..ff48598dd562eb738441cc1580f391dbef3db4bb 100644
--- a/include/configs/rpi_b.h
+++ b/include/configs/rpi_b.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 
 /* Architecture, CPU, etc.*/
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 #define CONFIG_ARM1176
 #define CONFIG_BCM2835
 #define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT