diff --git a/board/freescale/b4860qds/spl.c b/board/freescale/b4860qds/spl.c
index 3f7cc03581..fabc78301a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/b4860qds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/b4860qds/spl.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	env_init();
diff --git a/board/freescale/c29xpcie/spl.c b/board/freescale/c29xpcie/spl.c
index 3d31d41a4f..d8d73c70b8 100644
--- a/board/freescale/c29xpcie/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/c29xpcie/spl.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 	/* relocate environment function pointers etc. */
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1010rdb/spl.c b/board/freescale/p1010rdb/spl.c
index eb8e567554..f8584084ce 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1010rdb/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1010rdb/spl.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	env_init();
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c b/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
index 89ef95aab8..04db767f98 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1022ds/spl.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	env_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/spl.c b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/spl.c
index 0142746c84..76a3cf47cc 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/spl.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	env_init();
diff --git a/board/freescale/t102xqds/spl.c b/board/freescale/t102xqds/spl.c
index 073ff2dcde..d59d3431ec 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t102xqds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t102xqds/spl.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t102xrdb/spl.c b/board/freescale/t102xrdb/spl.c
index da97c440c4..bd3cbbf11c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t102xrdb/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t102xrdb/spl.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t104xrdb/spl.c b/board/freescale/t104xrdb/spl.c
index 81f48c4c30..4b35af63f6 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t104xrdb/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t104xrdb/spl.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_MMC_BOOT
 	mmc_initialize(bd);
diff --git a/board/freescale/t208xqds/spl.c b/board/freescale/t208xqds/spl.c
index 55a0f8fdce..bb02dab2f1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t208xqds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t208xqds/spl.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t208xrdb/spl.c b/board/freescale/t208xrdb/spl.c
index f63366bb0e..2ff05a29f5 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t208xrdb/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t208xrdb/spl.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c b/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
index d52059a145..6ca0f03ffe 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_BOOT
 	nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4rdb/spl.c b/board/freescale/t4rdb/spl.c
index 4c1e0cc8d0..b148a7fd1f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4rdb/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4rdb/spl.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	get_clocks();
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_ADDR,
 			CONFIG_SPL_RELOC_MALLOC_SIZE);
+	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 
 	mmc_initialize(bd);
 	mmc_spl_load_image(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE,