diff --git a/board/liebherr/xea/spl_xea.c b/board/liebherr/xea/spl_xea.c
index 192f68fca5f..df354cac641 100644
--- a/board/liebherr/xea/spl_xea.c
+++ b/board/liebherr/xea/spl_xea.c
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ u32 mxs_dram_vals[] = {
 	0x00000000, 0xffffffff
 };
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
+void board_init_ll(const u32 arg, const uint32_t *resptr)
+{
+	mxs_common_spl_init(arg, resptr, iomux_setup, ARRAY_SIZE(iomux_setup));
+}
+#else
 void lowlevel_init(void)
 {
 	struct mxs_pinctrl_regs *pinctrl_regs =
@@ -301,3 +307,4 @@ void lowlevel_init(void)
 
 	mxs_common_spl_init(0, NULL, iomux_setup, ARRAY_SIZE(iomux_setup));
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/board/liebherr/xea/xea.c b/board/liebherr/xea/xea.c
index cd11b0ada77..38e841c5f67 100644
--- a/board/liebherr/xea/xea.c
+++ b/board/liebherr/xea/xea.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void init_clocks(void)
 	mxs_set_sspclk(MXC_SSPCLK3, 96000, 0);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && defined(CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK)
 void board_init_f(ulong arg)
 {
 	init_clocks();