diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
index bb7334ddd5..e71a862a6f 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_AM654=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SPL_MTD_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_NOR_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_CFI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE=y
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ CONFIG_CADENCE_QSPI=y
 CONFIG_CADENCE_QSPI_PHY=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYSCON=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_TI_SCI=y
 CONFIG_DM_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
@@ -200,3 +203,5 @@ CONFIG_UFS=y
 CONFIG_CADENCE_UFS=y
 CONFIG_TI_J721E_UFS=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY=y
+CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
index 2828a395f6..34457c35d8 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ CONFIG_SPL_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_MTD_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_NOR_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="k3-j721e-r5-common-proc-board"
 # CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
@@ -103,6 +105,17 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_AM654=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
+CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
+CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y
+CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_HBMC_AM654=y
+CONFIG_SYSCON=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYSCON=y
+CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_DRIVER=y
+CONFIG_CFI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_USE_BUFFER_WRITE=y
+CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_MTD=y
+CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_CFI=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SFDP_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SOFT_RESET=y