diff --git a/common/spl/spl_nor.c b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
index b919fff..969e319 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_nor.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 			       (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_OS_BASE +
 					sizeof(struct image_header)),
 			       spl_image->size);
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FDT_BASE
 			spl_image->arg = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_FDT_BASE;
+#endif
 
 			return 0;
 		} else {