diff --git a/configs/imx6-sabreauto_defconfig b/configs/imx6-sabreauto_defconfig
index ae5598fe37..aa8667835c 100644
--- a/configs/imx6-sabreauto_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6-sabreauto_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx6sabreauto"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2019.10"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_LZOP=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="SPL"