diff --git a/board/xilinx/mbv/board.c b/board/xilinx/mbv/board.c
index ccf4395..c478f7e 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/mbv/board.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/mbv/board.c
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@
  * Michal Simek <michal.simek@amd.com>
  */
 
+#include <spl.h>
+
 int board_init(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL
+u32 spl_boot_device(void)
+{
+	/* RISC-V QEMU only supports RAM as SPL boot device */
+	return BOOT_DEVICE_RAM;
+}
+#endif