diff --git a/configs/aquila-am69_a72_defconfig b/configs/aquila-am69_a72_defconfig
index 0f85b228b06..6a0ccd15e6d 100644
--- a/configs/aquila-am69_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aquila-am69_a72_defconfig
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ CONFIG_SPL_MULTI_DTB_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MULTI_DTB_FIT_NO_COMPRESSION=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
+CONFIG_ENV_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_ENV_MMC_EMMC_HW_PARTITION=1
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
 CONFIG_ETHPRIME="eth0"