diff --git a/configs/pinephone-pro-rk3399_defconfig b/configs/pinephone-pro-rk3399_defconfig
index b1ac80d36ad..656a5c4d9db 100644
--- a/configs/pinephone-pro-rk3399_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pinephone-pro-rk3399_defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CONFIG_ENV_SIZE=0x8000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="rk3399-pinephone-pro"
 CONFIG_DM_RESET=y
 CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3399=y
+CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_EXTERNAL_TPL=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_PINEPHONE_PRO_RK3399=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x400000
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BASE=0xFF1A0000