diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index dc54093a1..098ff0302 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -481,6 +481,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
         // ------ Cramium hardware image configs ------
         Some("cramium-fpga") | Some("cramium-soc") => {
+            let board = "board-baosec";
+            // select the board
+            builder.add_feature(board);
+            builder.add_loader_feature(board);
+            builder.add_kernel_feature(board);
+
             // placement in flash is a tension between dev convenience and RAM usage. Things in flash
             // are resident, non-swapable, but end up making the slow kernel burn process take longer.
             let cramium_flash_pkgs = [
@@ -500,7 +506,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             if !builder.is_swap_set() {
                 builder.set_swap(0, 4 * 1024 * 1024);
             }
-            // builder.add_loader_feature("board-bringup");
+            builder.add_loader_feature("board-bringup");
             // builder.add_loader_feature("spim-test");
             // builder.add_loader_feature("spi-alt-channel"); // this flag, when asserted, uses the J_QSPI
             //     header. By default, we use JPC7_13 (J_QSPI does not work, for some reason; bit 3 is stuck
@@ -524,10 +530,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             builder.add_feature("mass-storage");
             builder.add_feature("ditherpunk");
 
-            // select the board
-            builder.add_feature("board-baosec");
-            builder.add_loader_feature("board-baosec");
-
             match task.as_deref() {
                 Some("cramium-fpga") => builder.target_cramium_fpga(),
                 Some("cramium-soc") => builder.target_cramium_soc(),