diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 17a92ea..60681c8 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CROS_EC) += cros_ec.o
 obj-y += dlmalloc.o
-ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
+ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(SPL_)SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN),0)
 obj-y += malloc_simple.o
 endif
+endif
 obj-y += image.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_BOOT_IMAGE) += image-android.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_)OF_LIBFDT) += image-fdt.o