diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 7b09784..531b081 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@
 	select FIT
 	select REGEX
 	select FIT_SIGNATURE if ARM64
+	imply TI_SECURE_DEVICE
 
 config ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
 	bool "TI OMAP2+"
diff --git a/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
index 773cf3a..d0a34c7 100644
--- a/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
index 2c53673..d52de8b 100644
--- a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x9000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
index a2729c1..df25115 100644
--- a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
index ae3789b..9ec3d56 100644
--- a/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x08000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x9000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
index 9c41055..e92a651 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
index ddc4148..0f9757b 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x80000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/iot2050_defconfig b/configs/iot2050_defconfig
index 3cc0154..c2def97 100644
--- a/configs/iot2050_defconfig
+++ b/configs/iot2050_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
+# CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
index 481289d..cb4a141 100644
--- a/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
index 42ff450..d25dd81 100644
--- a/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x70000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
index 5d4fcaf..99e0e16 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
index 4d2eefc..e76ab59 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x70000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
index ded61b6..876f078 100644
--- a/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
index 6fd90de..4858727 100644
--- a/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x10000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y