diff --git a/configs/omap5_uevm_defconfig b/configs/omap5_uevm_defconfig
index 3005ffda07..18843d26e7 100644
--- a/configs/omap5_uevm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/omap5_uevm_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_OMAP54XX=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_TARGET_OMAP5_UEVM=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7_LPAE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y