diff --git a/include/configs/ti_omap4_common.h b/include/configs/ti_omap4_common.h
index b0f199e3f4a37b521ce41dd9140fa9a0bf1ae230..1c93aab1a7d70b21dd3cbd712cc6ff7586b726c4 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_omap4_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_omap4_common.h
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_ARGS_ADDR	(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + \
 					 (128 << 20))
 
+/* SPL: Allow to use an EXT partition */
+#define CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_AM33XX_BCH	/* ELM support */
 #endif