diff --git a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
index 10eb91d1b2fe1c7b6ac542c3679d58cda22f3ac2..a9f9ea335f184397e765ce80c7e919cd93eeabe0 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SIMPLE_BUS=y
 CONFIG_DWAPB_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y
diff --git a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
index 864358c9519d8f7e4b04f0ae3cc37741bced8d2e..c9e39f1311fdbee5e166fa5bb05b49eac33bc860 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SIMPLE_BUS=y
 CONFIG_DWAPB_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y