diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/Kconfig b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/Kconfig
index 762a5814d7d97aa43976103e4f735f341904b7d7..8b2217edbdabfab04db1614bb10a8fb63e3ae137 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ config MX6ULL
 	bool
 	select MX6UL
 
+config MX6_DDRCAL
+	bool "Include dynamic DDR calibration routines"
+	depends on SPL
+	default n
+	help
+	  Say "Y" if your board uses dynamic (per-boot) DDR calibration.
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 choice
 	prompt "MX6 board select"
 	optional
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/ddr.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/ddr.c
index b12fb64f2ee236d840bd40f46bd1b1a90cbd0654..0cf391eb9ca9206eec6e85fce468951983d27e26 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/ddr.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/ddr.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <wait_bit.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MX6QDL) || defined(CONFIG_MX6Q) || defined(CONFIG_MX6D)
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6_DDRCAL)
 static void reset_read_data_fifos(void)
 {
 	struct mmdc_p_regs *mmdc0 = (struct mmdc_p_regs *)MMDC_P0_BASE_ADDR;
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/mx6-ddr.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/mx6-ddr.h
index 12454fa7c555ef9fda7debd76f9144b57ad7bbd9..2a8d4431eaacc2fc9c1763527df43a601aef3191 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/mx6-ddr.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-mx6/mx6-ddr.h
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void mx6sl_dram_iocfg(unsigned width,
 		      const struct mx6sl_iomux_ddr_regs *,
 		      const struct mx6sl_iomux_grp_regs *);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MX6QDL) || defined(CONFIG_MX6Q) || defined(CONFIG_MX6D)
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6_DDRCAL)
 int mmdc_do_write_level_calibration(struct mx6_ddr_sysinfo const *sysinfo);
 int mmdc_do_dqs_calibration(struct mx6_ddr_sysinfo const *sysinfo);
 void mmdc_read_calibration(struct mx6_ddr_sysinfo const *sysinfo,
diff --git a/configs/novena_defconfig b/configs/novena_defconfig
index e0d6f2ee5321e7e632a95869f8a2b193d2302a71..4a3e266d7c4d8cc8907826492ca2868d2a63c0e2 100644
--- a/configs/novena_defconfig
+++ b/configs/novena_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_MX6_DDRCAL=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_KOSAGI_NOVENA=y
 CONFIG_SPL_EXT_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y