diff --git a/board/ti/am57xx/board.c b/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
index 0f70ef3392103081cf7675da3a7b33592e6d2814..bf8c8e1a678fb2dc35431d2d9a86e5dde7301b31 100644
--- a/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
+++ b/board/ti/am57xx/board.c
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 			    val);
 
 	omap_die_id_serial();
+	omap_set_fastboot_vars();
 
 	am57x_idk_lcd_detect();