diff --git a/board/ti/am43xx/board.c b/board/ti/am43xx/board.c
index 7a2806320d..d7449770a3 100644
--- a/board/ti/am43xx/board.c
+++ b/board/ti/am43xx/board.c
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 static struct ctrl_dev *cdev = (struct ctrl_dev *)CTRL_DEVICE_BASE;
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Read header information from EEPROM into global structure.
diff --git a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
index aff17ee74e..614857dd25 100644
--- a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@
 	"run mmcboot;" \
 	"run usbboot;"
 
+#endif
+
 /* CPSW Ethernet */
 #define CONFIG_CMD_NET
 #define CONFIG_CMD_DHCP
@@ -221,8 +223,12 @@
 #define CONFIG_NET_MULTI
 #define CONFIG_PHY_GIGE
 #define CONFIG_PHYLIB
-#define CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER	64
-#define CONFIG_PHY_ADDR			16
 
-#endif
+#define CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NET_VCI_STRING	"AM43xx U-Boot SPL"
+
+#define CONFIG_SPL_ETH_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SPL_NET_SUPPORT
+#define CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER	64
+
 #endif	/* __CONFIG_AM43XX_EVM_H */