diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 829056e9ce08615b306cbcc584ee5391e8806939..b30f1e358a2f4591d6c4c5a67094e2b169ea0b3b 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
+CONFIG_FIT_CIPHER=y
 CONFIG_FIT_ENABLE_RSASSA_PSS_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y