diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index cbecf09fa9..1eb373f3df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -730,6 +730,12 @@ config OMAP54XX
 config AM43XX
 	bool "AM43XX SoC"
 	select ARCH_OMAP2
+	imply SPL_DM
+	imply SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS
+	imply SPL_OF_CONTROL
+	imply SPL_OF_TRANSLATE
+	imply SPL_SEPARATE_BSS
+	imply SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
 	imply SYS_THUMB_BUILD
 	help
 	  Support for AM43xx SOC from Texas Instruments.
diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_defconfig
index 5d238ce558..1f68af6b4a 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_AM43XX=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_TARGET_AM43XX_EVM=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="am437x-gp-evm"
@@ -72,4 +73,3 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_G_DNL_MANUFACTURER="Texas Instruments"
 CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM=0x0403
 CONFIG_G_DNL_PRODUCT_NUM=0xbd00
-CONFIG_SPL_OF_LIBFDT=y
diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
index 3aafecab09..68bb6d8839 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_ethboot_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SERIAL1,CONS_INDEX=1,NAND"
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+# CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_MTD_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
index b7f14882e4..592398384a 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_evm_usbhost_boot_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_AM43XX=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_TARGET_AM43XX_EVM=y
 CONFIG_ISW_ENTRY_ADDR=0x40300350
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
@@ -70,4 +71,3 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_G_DNL_MANUFACTURER="Texas Instruments"
 CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM=0x0403
 CONFIG_G_DNL_PRODUCT_NUM=0xbd00
-CONFIG_SPL_OF_LIBFDT=y
diff --git a/configs/am43xx_hs_evm_defconfig b/configs/am43xx_hs_evm_defconfig
index f1c9445384..17217e9051 100644
--- a/configs/am43xx_hs_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am43xx_hs_evm_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_AM43XX=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_AM43XX_EVM=y
 CONFIG_ISW_ENTRY_ADDR=0x403018e0
@@ -73,4 +74,3 @@ CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DOWNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_G_DNL_MANUFACTURER="Texas Instruments"
 CONFIG_G_DNL_VENDOR_NUM=0x0403
 CONFIG_G_DNL_PRODUCT_NUM=0xbd00
-CONFIG_SPL_OF_LIBFDT=y
diff --git a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
index 1d622eff2f..ec99958fcd 100644
--- a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 /* NS16550 Configuration */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_CLK		48000000
-#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || !defined(CONFIG_DM_SERIAL)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_DM) || !defined(CONFIG_DM_SERIAL)
+#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE    (-4)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_SERIAL
-#define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_REG_SIZE	(-4)
 #endif
 
 /* I2C Configuration */
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@
  * DM support in SPL
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#undef CONFIG_DM_MMC
-#undef CONFIG_DM_SPI
-#undef CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH
 #undef CONFIG_TIMER
 #endif