diff --git a/board/ti/j721s2/evm.c b/board/ti/j721s2/evm.c
index 7361f387c7..eea2c256b3 100644
--- a/board/ti/j721s2/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/j721s2/evm.c
@@ -388,6 +388,33 @@ ofnode cadence_qspi_get_subnode(struct udevice *dev)
 
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
+	struct udevice *dev;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ESM_K3)) {
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MISC, "esm@700000",
+						&dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("MISC init for esm@700000 failed: %d\n", ret);
+
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MISC, "esm@40800000",
+						&dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("MISC init for esm@40800000 failed: %d\n", ret);
+
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_MISC, "esm@42080000",
+						&dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("MISC init for esm@42080000 failed: %d\n", ret);
+	}
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ESM_PMIC) && !board_is_am68_sk_som()) {
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_driver(UCLASS_MISC,
+						  DM_DRIVER_GET(pmic_esm),
+						  &dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("ESM PMIC init failed: %d\n", ret);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Support for the various EVM / SK families */