diff --git a/configs/am65x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am65x_evm_r5_defconfig
index 57f3300380..44320f1cde 100644
--- a/configs/am65x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am65x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_REMOTEPROC=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_TINY is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SFDP_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD=y
+CONFIG_SPL_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_YMODEM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
@@ -97,7 +98,10 @@ CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_AM654=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SFDP_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SOFT_RESET=y
+CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SOFT_RESET_ON_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_STMICRO=y
+CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_MT35XU=y
 # CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_USE_4K_SECTORS is not set
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 # CONFIG_PINCTRL_GENERIC is not set
@@ -124,9 +128,11 @@ CONFIG_SOC_TI=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_CADENCE_QSPI=y
+CONFIG_CADENCE_QSPI_PHY=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYSRESET=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_TI_SCI=y
+CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_SPL_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_OMAP_TIMER=y