diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
index fa58a31..0a7a5f9 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y