diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/config-6.6 b/target/linux/mvebu/config-6.6
index 88e5fff4d99..a4572d8a896 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/config-6.6
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/config-6.6
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ECC_SW_HAMMING=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_MARVELL=y
 CONFIG_MTD_RAW_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR_USE_VARIABLE_ERASE=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SPLIT_FIRMWARE=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT=20