diff --git a/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig b/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
index da7fe612ca0..63f8a80ba99 100644
--- a/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/phycore-imx8mp_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_POWER=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_PROMPT="u-boot=> "
+CONFIG_CMD_ERASEENV=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_CRC32 is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR_LEN=2