diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/board-spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/board-spl.c
index a241d96..28c3949 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/board-spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/board-spl.c
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 		debug("DRAM init failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Now that DRAM is initialized setup base pointer for simple malloc
+	 * into RAM.
+	 */
+	gd->malloc_base = CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR;
+	gd->malloc_ptr = 0;
 }
 
 static int setup_led(void)