diff --git a/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig b/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
index 1d26a78f07..bfaa8208e9 100644
--- a/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglev_fire_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,linux4microchip,linux,li
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="mpfs"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="microchip/mpfs-beaglev-fire"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_OVERLAY_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MTD=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y