diff --git a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
index 9d11acf80a..422744ddc0 100644
--- a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -27,16 +27,21 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_ADDRESS=0x81000000
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run findfdt; run envboot; run init_${boot}; run get_kern_${boot}; run get_fdt_${boot}; run get_overlay_${boot}; run run_kern"
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
+CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R=y
+CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_USE_SECTOR=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMCSD_RAW_MODE_U_BOOT_SECTOR=0x1400
 CONFIG_SPL_DMA=y
+CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM_MAILBOX=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_NET_VCI_STRING="AM62X U-Boot A53 SPL"
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_SPL_RAM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE=y
@@ -143,4 +148,3 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_USB_FUNCTION_MASS_STORAGE=y
 CONFIG_FS_FAT_MAX_CLUSTSIZE=16384
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY=y
-CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y