diff --git a/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h b/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
index ea11226620d482cc903b8e7e17d4bf541266e921..a483850d190763d62b2678add9bb2e96d33decb2 100644
--- a/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/ti_omap5_common.h
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@
  */
 #define TI_OMAP5_SECURE_BOOT_RESV_SRAM_SZ	0x1000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE	0x40301350
+/* If no specific start address is specified then the secure EMIF
+ * region will be placed at the end of the DDR space. In order to prevent
+ * the main u-boot relocation from clobbering that memory and causing a
+ * firewall violation, we tell u-boot that memory is protected RAM (PRAM)
+ */
+#if (CONFIG_TI_SECURE_EMIF_REGION_START == 0)
+#define CONFIG_PRAM (CONFIG_TI_SECURE_EMIF_TOTAL_REGION_SIZE) >> 10
+#endif
 #else
 /*
  * For all booting on GP parts, the flash loader image is