diff --git a/include/configs/sama5d3xek.h b/include/configs/sama5d3xek.h
index 516be85fe08d9a1af60624826465a237448c5d6b..20a5f6e19ec3312026a3fb8e378c3c893ac4e776 100644
--- a/include/configs/sama5d3xek.h
+++ b/include/configs/sama5d3xek.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ
 #define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT		/* Device Tree support */
 
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+
 /* general purpose I/O */
 #define CONFIG_AT91_GPIO