diff --git a/include/configs/imx27lite.h b/include/configs/imx27lite.h
index 8ebb0bbee6..e219cccc95 100644
--- a/include/configs/imx27lite.h
+++ b/include/configs/imx27lite.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NAND_BASE		0xd8000000
 #define CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND
 #define CONFIG_MXC_NAND_HWECC
+#define CONFIG_SYS_64BIT_VSPRINTF	/* needed for nand_util.c */
 
 /*
  * SD/MMC