diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am642_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am642_init.c
index 579dbacb7e4844f677bb771ef60f9673332e13b4..0e46d70e8425b5ff4880d5478bebdee9378ffd11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am642_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am642_init.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ int fdtdec_board_setup(const void *fdt_blob)
 
 void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW)
+#if defined(CONFIG_K3_LOAD_SYSFW) || defined(CONFIG_K3_AM64_DDRSS)
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	int ret;
 #endif