diff --git a/board/ti/am65x/evm.c b/board/ti/am65x/evm.c
index fbe33cb..7182a8c 100644
--- a/board/ti/am65x/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/am65x/evm.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TI_I2C_BOARD_DETECT
 int do_board_detect(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -353,23 +354,26 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 int board_late_init(void)
 {
-	struct ti_am6_eeprom *ep = TI_AM6_EEPROM_DATA;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TI_I2C_BOARD_DETECT)) {
+		struct ti_am6_eeprom *ep = TI_AM6_EEPROM_DATA;
 
-	setup_board_eeprom_env();
+		setup_board_eeprom_env();
 
-	/*
-	 * The first MAC address for ethernet a.k.a. ethernet0 comes from
-	 * efuse populated via the am654 gigabit eth switch subsystem driver.
-	 * All the other ones are populated via EEPROM, hence continue with
-	 * an index of 1.
-	 */
-	board_ti_am6_set_ethaddr(1, ep->mac_addr_cnt);
+		/*
+		 * The first MAC address for ethernet a.k.a. ethernet0 comes from
+		 * efuse populated via the am654 gigabit eth switch subsystem driver.
+		 * All the other ones are populated via EEPROM, hence continue with
+		 * an index of 1.
+		 */
+		board_ti_am6_set_ethaddr(1, ep->mac_addr_cnt);
 
-	/* Check for and probe any plugged-in daughtercards */
-	probe_daughtercards();
+		/* Check for and probe any plugged-in daughtercards */
+		probe_daughtercards();
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }