diff --git a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
index 09a3e17de33fef96bcedaf96c5c98cf6717c6d54..d93e3e7619d9215b2ab5e82124dacded4c22d338 100644
--- a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@
 #define CONFIG_USB_GADGET_DUALSPEED
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Disable MMC DM for SPL build and can be re-enabled after adding
+ * DM support in SPL
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+#undef CONFIG_DM_MMC
+#endif
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 /* USB Device Firmware Update support */
 #define CONFIG_USB_FUNCTION_DFU