diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index b09a626..4b319d6 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -347,6 +347,18 @@
 	memcpy(new_gd, (void *)gd, sizeof(gd_t));
 	gd = new_gd;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
+	if (CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN) {
+		if (!(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SPL_INIT))
+			panic("spl_init must be called before heap reloc");
+
+		ptr -= CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN;
+		gd->malloc_base = ptr;
+		gd->malloc_limit = CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_MALLOC_SIMPLE_LEN;
+		gd->malloc_ptr = 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return ptr;
 #else
 	return 0;