diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-5.15 b/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-5.15
index 4966352271..fa0de60172 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-5.15
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/config-5.15
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ CONFIG_NVMEM=y
 CONFIG_NVMEM_QCOM_QFPROM=y
 # CONFIG_NVMEM_QCOM_SEC_QFPROM is not set
 # CONFIG_NVMEM_SPMI_SDAM is not set
+CONFIG_NVMEM_U_BOOT_ENV=y
 CONFIG_NVMEM_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_OF=y
 CONFIG_OF_ADDRESS=y