diff --git a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
index 60120bf163debcab37b3957454cf3dafe3a80dae..d1c78fa4898aa0cd54922312d50109750b71c315 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_evm_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ CONFIG_TI_COMMON_CMD_OPTIONS=y
 CONFIG_AM33XX=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="am335x-evm"
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x1000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="if test ${boot_fit} -eq 1; then run update_to_fit; fi; run findfdt; run init_console; run envboot; run distro_bootcmd"
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
diff --git a/configs/am335x_hs_evm_defconfig b/configs/am335x_hs_evm_defconfig
index c903cc780d934f14df02cb6976766816814d1799..a8ab3e6206f17cf412d3b19ffa626e2b4a8a91fe 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_hs_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_hs_evm_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_ISW_ENTRY_ADDR=0x40300350
 # CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="am335x-evm"
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x1000
 CONFIG_ANDROID_BOOT_IMAGE=y
 CONFIG_FIT_IMAGE_POST_PROCESS=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y