diff --git a/configs/uniphier_v8_defconfig b/configs/uniphier_v8_defconfig
index bbcf3b0..2edc3a9 100644
--- a/configs/uniphier_v8_defconfig
+++ b/configs/uniphier_v8_defconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EEPROM_PAGE_WRITE_DELAY_MS=10
 CONFIG_MMC_UNIPHIER=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_CADENCE=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_SDMA=y
 CONFIG_NAND=y
 CONFIG_NAND_DENALI_DT=y
 CONFIG_NAND_DENALI_SPARE_AREA_SKIP_BYTES=8