diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/imx8mm_evk.c b/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/imx8mm_evk.c
index c5fd940..53ebb94 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/imx8mm_evk.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/imx8mm_evk.c
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 
 int dram_init(void)
 {
-	gd->ram_size = PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE;
+	/* rom_pointer[1] contains the size of TEE occupies */
+	if (rom_pointer[1])
+		gd->ram_size = PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE - rom_pointer[1];
+	else
+		gd->ram_size = PHYS_SDRAM_SIZE;
 
 	return 0;
 }