diff --git a/arch/mips/boards/tplink-mr3020/include/board/board_pbl_start.h b/arch/mips/boards/tplink-mr3020/include/board/board_pbl_start.h
index f85c5ad5c..944a51038 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boards/tplink-mr3020/include/board/board_pbl_start.h
+++ b/arch/mips/boards/tplink-mr3020/include/board/board_pbl_start.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <asm/pbl_macros.h>
+#include <asm/pbl_nmon.h>
 
 	.macro	board_pbl_start
 	.set	push
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 
 	mips_disable_interrupts
 
+	mips_nmon
+
 	copy_to_link_location	pbl_start
 
 	.set	pop
diff --git a/arch/mips/mach-ath79/Kconfig b/arch/mips/mach-ath79/Kconfig
index 3fd9cdde9..f730b37ac 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mach-ath79/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/mach-ath79/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BOARD_TPLINK_MR3020
 	bool "TP-LINK MR3020"
 	select HAVE_PBL_IMAGE
 	select HAVE_IMAGE_COMPRESSION
+	select HAS_NMON
 
 endchoice