diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index 5e2921ce41a..c8f9709d2d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -484,6 +484,19 @@ config SPL_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA
 	  This enables support for the ADMA (Advanced DMA) defined
 	  in the SD Host Controller Standard Specification Version 3.00 in SPL.
 
+config FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER
+	hex "SDRAM address for fixed buffer"
+	depends on SPL && MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC
+	default 0x00180000
+	help
+	  On the Marvell Armada 38x when the SPL runs it located in internal
+	  SRAM which is the L2 cache locked to memory. When the MMC buffers
+	  are located on the stack (or bss), the SDIO controller (SDHCI) can't
+	  write into this L2 cache memory.
+
+	  This specifies the address of a fixed buffer located in SDRAM that
+	  will be used for all SDHCI transfers in the SPL.
+
 config MMC_SDHCI_ASPEED
 	bool "Aspeed SDHCI controller"
 	depends on ARCH_ASPEED
diff --git a/include/configs/clearfog.h b/include/configs/clearfog.h
index 4aaeba3602d..8497fe28eff 100644
--- a/include/configs/clearfog.h
+++ b/include/configs/clearfog.h
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@
 	"fdt_high=0x10000000\0"		\
 	"initrd_high=0x10000000\0"
 
-/* SPL */
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC) || defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SATA)
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
index 571fdb3b07c..8b0d2603104 100644
--- a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
+++ b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 #define SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD		2
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE		SPL_BOOT_SPI_NOR_FLASH
 
-#if CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE == SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Environment Configuration
  */
diff --git a/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h b/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
index acc09da89d3..e01dd492530 100644
--- a/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
+++ b/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@
 #define SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD		2
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE		SPL_BOOT_SPI_NOR_FLASH
 
-#if CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE == SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/helios4.h b/include/configs/helios4.h
index c8aa564097b..23eb0d4375d 100644
--- a/include/configs/helios4.h
+++ b/include/configs/helios4.h
@@ -40,15 +40,6 @@
 	"fdt_high=0x10000000\0"		\
 	"initrd_high=0x10000000\0"
 
-/* SPL */
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC) || defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SATA)
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/turris_omnia.h b/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
index c4671f11160..9013d9a6932 100644
--- a/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
+++ b/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@
 	"fdt_high=0x10000000\0"		\
 	"initrd_high=0x10000000\0"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-# ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#  define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros