diff --git a/configs/da850evm_defconfig b/configs/da850evm_defconfig
index 560621a734..0b8bf2ad36 100644
--- a/configs/da850evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/da850evm_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="U-Boot > "