diff --git a/configs/phycore_am64x_a53_defconfig b/configs/phycore_am64x_a53_defconfig
index f0c7ee26384..4ee1bd829a3 100644
--- a/configs/phycore_am64x_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/phycore_am64x_a53_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_HAS_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_CUSTOM_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR=0x80480000
 CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x20000
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0x680000
+CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x20000
 CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM_SPI=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="ti/k3-am642-phyboard-electra-rdk"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_MULTI_DTB_FIT_NO_COMPRESSION=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=1
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y