diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am642-r5-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am642-r5-evm.dts
index c2aa1fc995..5d2d74cc4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am642-r5-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am642-r5-evm.dts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		/* 2G RAM */
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x80000000 0x00000000 0x80000000>;
 
+		u-boot,dm-spl;
 	};
 
 	a53_0: a53@0 {