diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
index a9f206d3d1ab1d5a8bf75997af3b5e76c3086d76..3d5b22b4a098d86908d3d777922b551026ff848d 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DRIVERS_MISC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x82000000
+CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT=0x190000
+CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_PROVIDE_STACK=0x4000
 CONFIG_SPL_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
@@ -21,6 +23,9 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="k3-am642-r5-evm"
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
+CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_SUBTRACT_GD=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SIZE_LIMIT_SUBTRACT_MALLOC=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_REPORT_STACK_F_USAGE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y