diff --git a/board/sunxi/Kconfig b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
index 5b6cc5c82f33733913d592a0934f80e6b1913f3f..012f9a4cefc0706f36d1283015bf5ae1c89aaf3d 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ config GMAC_TX_DELAY
 	---help---
 	Set the GMAC Transmit Clock Delay Chain value.
 
+config SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT
+	default n
+
 config NET
 	default y