diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/generic/board-ni169445.config b/arch/mips/configs/generic/board-ni169445.config
index 0bae1f861a5b676dbb36ec9f09cc39c380aa9a3b..f72223b366cabc4294a4ec40c9e3eb5987cfb55f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/generic/board-ni169445.config
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/generic/board-ni169445.config
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# require CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
+# require CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN=y
+
 CONFIG_FIT_IMAGE_FDT_NI169445=y
 
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y