diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx28evk_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx28evk_defconfig
index 7125cec0eb..9ce5217385 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx28evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx28evk_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ BR2_arm926t=y
 # toolchain
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
 BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.19.2"
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_19=y
 
 # system
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"