diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
index 5e970cb108..9c9b546dca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8/cpu.c
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ int mmc_get_env_dev(void)
 	return board_mmc_get_env_dev(devno);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_RESOURCE_CHECING
 static bool check_owned_resources_in_pd_tree(void *blob, int nodeoff,
 	unsigned int *unowned_rsrc)
 {
@@ -962,6 +963,7 @@ static int disable_fdt_node(void *blob, int nodeoffset)
 
 	return rc;
 }
+#endif
 
 static void fdt_edma_debug_int_array(u32 *array, int count, u32 stride)
 {
@@ -1197,6 +1199,7 @@ static void update_fdt_edma_nodes(void *blob)
 	}
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_RESOURCE_CHECING
 static void update_fdt_with_owned_resources(void *blob)
 {
 	/* Traverses the fdt nodes,
@@ -1250,6 +1253,7 @@ static void update_fdt_with_owned_resources(void *blob)
 
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMX_SMMU
 static int get_srsc_from_fdt_node_power_domain(void *blob, int device_offset)