diff --git a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
index 99b8f47860d..274cd20e1c1 100644
--- a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_MAILBOX=y
 CONFIG_K3_SEC_PROXY=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA=y
+CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_AM654=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y