diff --git a/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig b/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
index c74dc182747be74d0f50598672225d7ce00bf6d0..343dd7e4fae564d49f78136e27580cce7c642c80 100644
--- a/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/dra7xx_evm_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_OMAP54XX=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_DRA7XX_EVM=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7_LPAE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="dra7-evm"
 CONFIG_FIT=y