diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 429e5d3dbb0..bdae59e06f4 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ config SYS_MALLOC_LEN
 config SPL_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
 	hex "Size of malloc() pool in SPL"
 	depends on SYS_MALLOC_F && SPL
+	default 0 if !SPL_FRAMEWORK
 	default 0x2800 if RCAR_GEN3
 	default SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
 	help