diff --git a/plat/ti/k3/board/j784s4/board.mk b/plat/ti/k3/board/j784s4/board.mk
index 92433ab..c7fcb00 100644
--- a/plat/ti/k3/board/j784s4/board.mk
+++ b/plat/ti/k3/board/j784s4/board.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 K3_SEC_PROXY_LITE	:=	0
 $(eval $(call add_define,K3_SEC_PROXY_LITE))
 
+# Use a 4 cycle data RAM latency for J784s4
+K3_DATA_RAM_4_LATENCY	:=	1
+$(eval $(call add_define,K3_DATA_RAM_4_LATENCY))
+
 # System coherency is managed in hardware
 USE_COHERENT_MEM	:=	1