diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
index 2776240be3..2534b4be5f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	get_clocks();
 
 	preloader_console_init();
+	spl_set_bd();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT
 	i2c_init_all();
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 4afbe97fc1..aaddddd995 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ static int spl_common_init(bool setup_malloc)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void spl_set_bd(void)
+{
+	if (!gd->bd)
+		gd->bd = &bdata;
+}
+
 int spl_early_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -365,7 +371,9 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *dummy1, ulong dummy2)
 	struct spl_image_info spl_image;
 
 	debug(">>spl:board_init_r()\n");
-	gd->bd = &bdata;
+
+	spl_set_bd();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT
 	dram_init_banksize();
 #endif
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index ce4cf0abbe..b14a29c57c 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 void preloader_console_init(void);
 u32 spl_boot_device(void);
 u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device);
+void spl_set_bd(void);
 
 /**
  * spl_set_header_raw_uboot() - Set up a standard SPL image structure