diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/imx.config b/arch/arm64/configs/imx.config
index acd6c75242f4..50ad407c2f61 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/imx.config
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/imx.config
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# imx specific options
+#
+# required by GPU
+CONFIG_FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER=14
+
 # disable other ARCH
 CONFIG_ARCH_AGILEX=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=n