diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 66eeea4..732d90d 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -653,7 +653,9 @@
 	spl_set_bd();
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC)) {
-		mem_malloc_init(SPL_SYS_MALLOC_START, SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE);
+		mem_malloc_init((ulong)map_sysmem(SPL_SYS_MALLOC_START,
+						  SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE),
+				SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIZE);
 		gd->flags |= GD_FLG_FULL_MALLOC_INIT;
 	}
 	if (!(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SPL_INIT)) {