diff --git a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
index e1fc754..bcf0a63 100644
--- a/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/tam3517-common.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_OMAP34XX		/* which is a 34XX */
 #define CONFIG_OMAP_GPIO
 #define CONFIG_OMAP_COMMON
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE 0x80008000