diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3.c b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3.c
index ee8e12e878e..25a9637c3f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3.c
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ void ddr3_init_ddrphy(u32 base, struct ddr3_phy_config *phy_cfg)
 	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->dtpr2, base + KS2_DDRPHY_DTPR2_OFFSET);
 	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->mr0,   base + KS2_DDRPHY_MR0_OFFSET);
 	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->mr1,   base + KS2_DDRPHY_MR1_OFFSET);
-	if (!cpu_is_k2g())
-		__raw_writel(phy_cfg->mr2,   base + KS2_DDRPHY_MR2_OFFSET);
+	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->mr2,   base + KS2_DDRPHY_MR2_OFFSET);
 	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->dtcr,  base + KS2_DDRPHY_DTCR_OFFSET);
 	__raw_writel(phy_cfg->pgcr2, base + KS2_DDRPHY_PGCR2_OFFSET);
 
diff --git a/board/ti/ks2_evm/ddr3_k2g.c b/board/ti/ks2_evm/ddr3_k2g.c
index 344961d7b69..aeb7da6bd18 100644
--- a/board/ti/ks2_evm/ddr3_k2g.c
+++ b/board/ti/ks2_evm/ddr3_k2g.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct ddr3_phy_config ddr3phy_800_2g = {
 	.dtpr2          = 0x50022A00ul,
 	.mr0            = 0x00001430ul,
 	.mr1            = 0x00000006ul,
-	.mr2            = 0x00000018ul,
+	.mr2            = 0x00000000ul,
 	.dtcr           = 0x710035C7ul,
 	.pgcr2          = 0x00F03D09ul,
 	.zq0cr1         = 0x0001005Dul,