diff --git a/configs/nvidia_bf3_defconfig b/configs/nvidia_bf3_defconfig
index 3f958c0062..e44bb55a3a 100644
--- a/configs/nvidia_bf3_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nvidia_bf3_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 BR2_aarch64=y
+BR2_cortex_a78=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_11=y
 BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR="board/nvidia/bf3/patches"
 BR2_DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CHECK_HASHES=y