diff --git a/configs/kontron_bl_imx8mm_defconfig b/configs/kontron_bl_imx8mm_defconfig
index ff376662e9..13ed1a2078 100644
--- a/configs/kontron_bl_imx8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/kontron_bl_imx8mm_defconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_GNUTLS=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_ATF_BL31=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_ATF_BL31_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_IMX_FIRMWARE=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_UTIL_LINUX=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="flash.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y