diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1a7e916..9bc5946 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ config ARCH_SUNXI
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select OF_SEPARATE
 	select SPL_STACK_R if !MACH_SUN9I
+	select SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE if !MACH_SUN9I
 	select USB
 	select USB_STORAGE
 	select USB_KEYBOARD
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
index d11365b..1d79ba11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ u32 spl_boot_mode(void)
 
 void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 {
+	spl_init();
 	preloader_console_init();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT
diff --git a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
index 2ba21b3..ed7879a 100644
--- a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
  * since it needs to fit in with the other values. By also #defining it
  * we get warnings if the Kconfig value mismatches. */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR		0x2fe00000
-#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START	0x2ff00000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x2ff80000
 #else
 #define SDRAM_OFFSET(x) 0x4##x
@@ -89,12 +88,10 @@
  * since it needs to fit in with the other values. By also #defining it
  * we get warnings if the Kconfig value mismatches. */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR		0x4fe00000
-#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START	0x4ff00000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x4ff80000
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x00080000 /* 512 KiB */
-#define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE	0x00080000 /* 512 KiB */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MACH_SUN9I
 /*