diff --git a/configs/colibri_imx7_defconfig b/configs/colibri_imx7_defconfig
index d00144eccc3..3a67ea38508 100644
--- a/configs/colibri_imx7_defconfig
+++ b/configs/colibri_imx7_defconfig
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ CONFIG_FSL_USDHC=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
+CONFIG_SYS_NAND_USE_FLASH_BBT=y
 CONFIG_NAND_MXS_DT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NAND_ONFI_DETECTION=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP=y