diff --git a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
index 439fc47eb8..d44b5c036d 100644
--- a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_CONSOLE
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SIMPLE
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SOFTECC
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NAND_WORKSPACE	0x8f07f000 /* below BSS */
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT