diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
index 961a40264a..aef1a455ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ config ROCKCHIP_MAX_SPL_SIZE
 config SYS_MALLOC_F
 	default y
 
+config SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
+	default y
+
 config SPL_DM
 	default y
 
diff --git a/include/configs/rk3036_common.h b/include/configs/rk3036_common.h
index 525fabc5b7..f753e684a6 100644
--- a/include/configs/rk3036_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/rk3036_common.h
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_MEM32
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE		0x60000000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		0x60100000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		0x60800800
diff --git a/include/configs/rk3288_common.h b/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
index cd7477be18..238711a699 100644
--- a/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/rk3288_common.h
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NS16550_MEM32
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE		0x00100000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		0x00100000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		0x00800800