diff --git a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
index 229ea9c3e4..b3763c583b 100644
--- a/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ TARGET_NO_KERNEL := true
 TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT := armv7-a
 TARGET_CPU_ABI := armeabi-v7a
 TARGET_CPU_ABI2 := armeabi
+ARCH_ARM_HAVE_TLS_REGISTER := true
 
 HAVE_HTC_AUDIO_DRIVER := true
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_AUDIO := true