diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
index 503c82d..114d243 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 config SPL_STACK_R_ADDR
 	default 0x00800000 if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5
 
+config SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F
+	default y if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5
+
 config SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
 	default 0x800 if TARGET_SOCFPGA_GEN5