diff --git a/board/aries/ma5d4evk/ma5d4evk.c b/board/aries/ma5d4evk/ma5d4evk.c
index 46c11d1a12..9f8b8dc154 100644
--- a/board/aries/ma5d4evk/ma5d4evk.c
+++ b/board/aries/ma5d4evk/ma5d4evk.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATMEL_SPI
+#ifndef CONFIG_DM_SPI
 	ma5d4evk_spi0_hw_init();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
diff --git a/configs/ma5d4evk_defconfig b/configs/ma5d4evk_defconfig
index cdea7dc123..57f896d630 100644
--- a/configs/ma5d4evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ma5d4evk_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3