diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
index 13a7d0f664..d51616ba22 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu_init.c
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #include <hwconfig.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include "mp.h"
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHAIN_OF_TRUST
+#include <fsl_validate.h>
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_CAAM
 #include <fsl_sec.h>
 #endif
@@ -1009,3 +1012,14 @@ void cpu_secondary_init_r(void)
 	qe_reset();
 #endif
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
+int board_late_init(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_CHAIN_OF_TRUST
+	fsl_setenv_chain_of_trust();
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_secure_boot.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_secure_boot.h
index 41058d11ad..c45cace552 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_secure_boot.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fsl_secure_boot.h
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@
 #define CONFIG_FSL_CAAM
 #endif
 
+/* fsl_setenv_chain_of_trust() must be called from
+ * board_late_init()
+ */
+#ifndef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
+#endif
+
 /* If Boot Script is not on NOR and is required to be copied on RAM */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTSCRIPT_COPY_RAM
 #define CONFIG_BS_HDR_ADDR_RAM		0x00010000