diff --git a/configs/vme8349_defconfig b/configs/vme8349_defconfig
index 66c3c96..286b583 100644
--- a/configs/vme8349_defconfig
+++ b/configs/vme8349_defconfig
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DATE=y
+CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_ADDR=0xFFFC0000
 CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND=0xFFFE0000