diff --git a/configs/nanopi_r1_defconfig b/configs/nanopi_r1_defconfig
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+CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-h3-nanopi-r1"
+CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_H3=y
+CONFIG_DRAM_CLK=408
+# CONFIG_VIDEO_DE2 is not set
+# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
+CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX=y
+CONFIG_SUN8I_EMAC=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SUNXI_SLOT_EXTRA=2