diff --git a/configs/apalis-imx8_defconfig b/configs/apalis-imx8_defconfig
index 6ab4dd3dc57..f50ef140f6b 100644
--- a/configs/apalis-imx8_defconfig
+++ b/configs/apalis-imx8_defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_IMX_BOOTAUX=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_START=0x88000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MEMTEST_END=0x89000000
 CONFIG_REMAKE_ELF=y
-# CONFIG_EFI_LOADER is not set
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
@@ -35,11 +34,13 @@ CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="Apalis iMX8 # "
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV=y
+CONFIG_CMD_NVEDIT_EFI=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MEMTEST=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CLK=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DM=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FUSE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_GPT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y