diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index 9f0e3f961a3dc4283a02535996918942e60c4884..f425a55a3b84e577ee55b961f8f0ebdff63b2600 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ c_runtime_cpu_setup:
 #ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 cpu_init_crit:
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_TEGRA)
 	mov	ip, lr
 	/*
 	 * before relocating, we have to setup RAM timing
@@ -256,7 +255,6 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	 */
 	bl	lowlevel_init
 	mov	lr, ip
-#endif
 
 	mov	pc, lr
 #endif /* CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT */
diff --git a/include/configs/tegra-common-post.h b/include/configs/tegra-common-post.h
index bf186995ed4417b8f0c186e64645845ae23f8cca..6ed2fde3f365a830f04d0cd1b7201e9825a67c73 100644
--- a/include/configs/tegra-common-post.h
+++ b/include/configs/tegra-common-post.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
 /* overrides for SPL build here */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 
+#define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+
 /* remove devicetree support */
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 #undef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL