diff --git a/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c b/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
index 89ef95a..04db767 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	env_init();
 #endif