diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
index f45f935b9345f3a11d3f485b4ce35cd17a973f01..d4feb84d93e46706b40196295898be49b373c6fa 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
@@ -114,17 +114,17 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 
 	board_early_init_f();
 
-	preloader_console_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	ret = spl_init();
+	ret = spl_early_init();
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("spl_init() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		hang();
 	}
 
+	preloader_console_init();
+
+	/* Clear the BSS. */
+	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
+
 	enable_tzc380();
 
 	setup_i2c(0, CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SPEED, 0x7f, &i2c_pad_info1);