diff --git a/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig b/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
index 359e51ab1bc..4efe6f9c217 100644
--- a/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
+CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x4000
 CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y
 CONFIG_HAS_CUSTOM_SPL_MALLOC_START=y
 CONFIG_CUSTOM_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_ADDR=0x42200000