diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
index 474abc7f6b0..99005773459 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynq_virt_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_SPEED=30000000
 CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET=0xE00000
 CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="zynq-zc706"
+CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT_OVERLAY=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x200000
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0xfffffe00
 CONFIG_SPL=y