diff --git a/board/freescale/t208xqds/ddr.c b/board/freescale/t208xqds/ddr.c
index ed1334d..3348971 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t208xqds/ddr.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t208xqds/ddr.c
@@ -107,13 +107,16 @@
 {
 	phys_size_t dram_size;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) || !defined(CONFIG_RAMBOOT_PBL)
 	puts("Initializing....using SPD\n");
-
 	dram_size = fsl_ddr_sdram();
 
 	dram_size = setup_ddr_tlbs(dram_size / 0x100000);
 	dram_size *= 0x100000;
+#else
+	/* DDR has been initialised by first stage boot loader */
+	dram_size =  fsl_ddr_sdram_size();
+#endif
 
-	puts("    DDR: ");
 	return dram_size;
 }