diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c b/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
index d52059a..6ca0f03 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/spl.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 	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,