diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index dff4eef..7505165 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(BINMAN_SYMBOLS)
 ulong spl_get_image_pos(void)
 {
+	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(BINMAN_SYMBOLS))
+		return BINMAN_SYM_MISSING;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VPL
 	if (spl_next_phase() == PHASE_VPL)
 		return binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_vpl, image_pos);
@@ -164,6 +166,9 @@
 
 ulong spl_get_image_size(void)
 {
+	if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(BINMAN_SYMBOLS))
+		return BINMAN_SYM_MISSING;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VPL
 	if (spl_next_phase() == PHASE_VPL)
 		return binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_vpl, size);
@@ -172,7 +177,6 @@
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_spl, size) :
 		binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_any, size);
 }
-#endif /* BINMAN_SYMBOLS */
 
 ulong spl_get_image_text_base(void)
 {
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@
 
 void spl_set_header_raw_uboot(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
 {
-	ulong u_boot_pos = binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_any, image_pos);
+	ulong u_boot_pos = spl_get_image_pos();
 
 	spl_image->size = CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN;
 
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ram.c b/common/spl/spl_ram.c
index 8296459..d647108 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_ram.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ram.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		load.read = spl_ram_load_read;
 		spl_load_simple_fit(spl_image, &load, 0, header);
 	} else {
-		ulong u_boot_pos = binman_sym(ulong, u_boot_any, image_pos);
+		ulong u_boot_pos = spl_get_image_pos();
 
 		debug("Legacy image\n");
 		/*