diff --git a/common/spl/spl_fit.c b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
index 25f3c822a49..746c3d2fa28 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_fit.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_fit.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int load_simple_fit(struct spl_load_info *info, ulong fit_offset,
 		}
 		length = loadEnd - CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR;
 	} else {
-		memcpy(load_ptr, src, length);
+		memmove(load_ptr, src, length);
 	}
 
 	if (image_info) {