diff --git a/configs/mx6dlsabreauto_defconfig b/configs/mx6dlsabreauto_defconfig
index ccdfe31992..47f3f871ec 100644
--- a/configs/mx6dlsabreauto_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6dlsabreauto_defconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6QSABREAUTO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x400
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6dlsabresd_defconfig b/configs/mx6dlsabresd_defconfig
index 7f6cdff384..6adfd55708 100644
--- a/configs/mx6dlsabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6dlsabresd_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/freescale/mx6sabresd/mx6dlsabresd.cfg,MX6DL"
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6SABRESD=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6qsabreauto_defconfig b/configs/mx6qsabreauto_defconfig
index fe3d797851..ab72942ad5 100644
--- a/configs/mx6qsabreauto_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6qsabreauto_defconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6QSABREAUTO=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x400
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig b/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
index dfa9c2e4db..50b75aee20 100644
--- a/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6q.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=1024,SABRELITE"
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig b/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
index 09b01905e6..112918b1bb 100644
--- a/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6qsabresd_defconfig
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX6SABRESD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x400
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig b/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
index 12e784435c..67079ba0cf 100644
--- a/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6sabresd_spl_defconfig
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,SPL,MX6Q"
 +S:CONFIG_ARM=y
 +S:CONFIG_TARGET_MX6SABRESD=y
-
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h b/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
index 80e48d141e..4aa8101524 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6sabre_common.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG
 #define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 
-#define CONFIG_DM
-#define CONFIG_DM_THERMAL
 #define CONFIG_IMX6_THERMAL
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD