diff --git a/projects/imx6/linux/linux.arm.conf b/projects/imx6/linux/linux.arm.conf
index 0ce7be6649..7d58dbac68 100644
--- a/projects/imx6/linux/linux.arm.conf
+++ b/projects/imx6/linux/linux.arm.conf
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
 CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
-CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="imx/sdma/sdma-imx6q.bin"
+CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="firmware"
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_DEVRES is not set