diff --git a/include/configs/socrates.h b/include/configs/socrates.h
index 867eb35..0135ac8 100644
--- a/include/configs/socrates.h
+++ b/include/configs/socrates.h
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
 #define __CONFIG_H
 
+/* new uImage format support */
+#define CONFIG_FIT		1
+#define CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT	1
+#define CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE	1 /* enable fit_format_{error,warning}() */
+
 /* High Level Configuration Options */
 #define CONFIG_BOOKE		1	/* BOOKE			*/
 #define CONFIG_E500		1	/* BOOKE e500 family		*/