diff --git a/include/configs/canmb.h b/include/configs/canmb.h
index c6563780d7b1f507d32ef4a7cd134239159abbd8..36cd50b71e197dae6539ae7efe09812525bdbc95 100644
--- a/include/configs/canmb.h
+++ b/include/configs/canmb.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_MPC5200		1	/* This is a MPC5200 CPU */
 #define CONFIG_CANMB		1	/* ... on canmb board - we need this for FEC.C */
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
+#define CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
 
 /*
  * allowed and functional CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE values: