diff --git a/board/ti/j722s/evm.c b/board/ti/j722s/evm.c
index d2b94913c12..32d767cb7d2 100644
--- a/board/ti/j722s/evm.c
+++ b/board/ti/j722s/evm.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
+#include <cpu_func.h>
 #include <dm/uclass.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@
 #include <asm/arch/k3-ddr.h>
 #include "../common/fdt_ops.h"
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
+void spl_board_init(void)
+{
+	enable_caches();
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD)
 void spl_perform_fixups(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
 {