diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/Makefile b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/Makefile
index f727bfd..49d8d7d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1043aqds/Makefile
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 obj-y += ddr.o
+ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 obj-y += eth.o
+endif
 obj-y += ls1043aqds.o
diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/Makefile b/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/Makefile
index 5fe1cc9..2a4452e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/Makefile
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
 #
 
-obj-y += cpld.o
 obj-y += ddr.o
 obj-y += ls1043ardb.o
+ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYS_DPAA_FMAN) += eth.o
+obj-y += cpld.o
+endif
diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/ls1043ardb.c b/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/ls1043ardb.c
index 728de2e..9dc1cbc 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/ls1043ardb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1043ardb/ls1043ardb.c
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+int board_early_init_f(void)
+{
+	fsl_lsch2_early_init_f();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+
 int checkboard(void)
 {
 	static const char *freq[2] = {"100.00MHZ", "156.25MHZ"};
@@ -65,13 +74,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int board_early_init_f(void)
-{
-	fsl_lsch2_early_init_f();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int board_init(void)
 {
 	struct ccsr_scfg *scfg = (struct ccsr_scfg *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_SCFG_ADDR;
@@ -213,3 +215,5 @@
 
 	return (((val) >> 8) & 0x00ff) | (((val) << 8) & 0xff00);
 }
+
+#endif