diff --git a/configs/am62px_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62px_evm_a53_defconfig
index e1c9c8535e..87005d03de 100644
--- a/configs/am62px_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62px_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_ADDRESS=0x81000000
 CONFIG_BOOTSTD_FULL=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run envboot; bootflow scan -lb"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE=0x58000
 CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO=0x0
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
diff --git a/configs/j722s_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/j722s_evm_a53_defconfig
index da0e9f4d52..1675cedb25 100644
--- a/configs/j722s_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j722s_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT_ADDRESS=0x81000000
 CONFIG_BOOTSTD_FULL=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run envboot; bootflow scan -lb"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE=0x58000
 CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO=0x0
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y