diff --git a/core/arch/arm/plat-hikey/conf.mk b/core/arch/arm/plat-hikey/conf.mk
index 8a8ef2ff28f..7adea3f2d76 100644
--- a/core/arch/arm/plat-hikey/conf.mk
+++ b/core/arch/arm/plat-hikey/conf.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ CFG_NUM_THREADS ?= 8
 CFG_CRYPTO_WITH_CE ?= y
 CFG_WITH_STACK_CANARIES ?= y
 
+$(call force,CFG_DT,y)
+
 CFG_PL061 ?= y
 CFG_PL022 ?= y
 CFG_SPI ?= y