diff --git a/config/boards/radxa-nio-12l.conf b/config/boards/radxa-nio-12l.conf
index 696cd10afd..019e2f360b 100644
--- a/config/boards/radxa-nio-12l.conf
+++ b/config/boards/radxa-nio-12l.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ declare -g MEDIATEK_GENIO_SOC_PLATFORM="mt8195"               # The actual PLAT=
 function post_config_uboot_target__nio_12l_armbian_specific_environment_location() {
 	display_alert "u-boot for ${BOARD}/${BRANCH}" "u-boot: board-specific configs" "info"
 	run_host_command_logged scripts/config --set-val CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET "0x200000"
+
+	display_alert "u-boot for ${BOARD}/${BRANCH}" "u-boot: extra cmdline commands" "info"
+	run_host_command_logged scripts/config --enable CONFIG_CMD_ITEST   # itest expects integers on both sides, whereas regular test assumes strings
+	run_host_command_logged scripts/config --enable CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ   # bootz allows booting zImages
+	run_host_command_logged scripts/config --enable CONFIG_CMD_MEMINFO # meminfo shows memory info in u-boot
+	run_host_command_logged scripts/config --enable CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR # setexpr allows arithmetic expressions in setenv
 }
 
 # Include fw_setenv, configured to point to the correct spot on the UFS LUN number