diff --git a/include/configs/mx53ard.h b/include/configs/mx53ard.h
index 797a637bf7..134d6804bc 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53ard.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53ard.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG
 #define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+
 /* Size of malloc() pool */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE + 2 * 1024 * 1024)