diff --git a/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig b/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
index 4589b30a11..c72d29e5d3 100644
--- a/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_OMAP34XX=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_AM3517_EVM=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_FIT=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMI is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
index b90a60db0f..e9808a7473 100644
--- a/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am3517_evm.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 
+#define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
+
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG		1	/* enable passing of ATAGs */
 #define CONFIG_SETUP_MEMORY_TAGS	1
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG		1