diff --git a/configs/sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig b/configs/sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
index 185694d4319..9456b9e1e13 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR=0x22000000
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
+CONFIG_LTO=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SD_BOOT=y