diff --git a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
index 68d12df404ca3c516d63a593b85363a843f84e54..6e8976fcc35966ba646f5a799f65a7e44a9fc23b 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_arria5_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_ARRIA5_SOCDK=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_arria5_socdk"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
index accee924a32a8975c59ed340fb9afe273f345157..e31aa716893a1a60d9cd3b169d495eeb2b2b1898 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_cyclone5_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_CYCLONE5_SOCDK=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_socdk"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
index b4f41a939d1ab1c77071ec39a65769b86cc9cb69..59fbb2c3c1292e461ab273e7b3e87e7b207ce482 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_sockit_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_TERASIC_SOCKIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_sockit"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
index fe940f967a6cab9433c44baadcd95ac7a6ee19f6..aaba8cb29d5336e365a1e5550d3624f1afc8c55b 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_socrates_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_EBV_SOCRATES=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_socrates"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
index 3d98a636d911796b2f090617a794bc2a817e7662..a4f0835e9da3bad3cfd869f58e8069d4e7b4fa46 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_sr1500_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_SOCFPGA_SR1500=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="socfpga_cyclone5_sr1500"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x00800000
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
index a09e906a6be944c7f14fce511b637c8dec3de10f..8de0ab90469d6e35952cefef8fb59cea01affb09 100644
--- a/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/socfpga_common.h
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ unsigned int cm_get_qspi_controller_clk_hz(void);
 
 /* SPL QSPI boot support */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT
-#define CONFIG_DM_SEQ_ALIAS		1
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_SPI_LOAD
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS	0x40000