diff --git a/board/nvidia/common/board.c b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
index d1a7f3a21cc6d050657b789e6f67d0c49bb94362..6753f950f7520477a30a762c5e0c7001d128d274 100644
--- a/board/nvidia/common/board.c
+++ b/board/nvidia/common/board.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ const struct tegra20_sysinfo sysinfo = {
 	CONFIG_TEGRA20_BOARD_STRING
 };
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 /*
  * Routine: timer_init
  * Description: init the timestamp and lastinc value
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ int timer_init(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 void __pin_mux_usb(void)
 {