diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 6a5a136..37f4d38 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *dummy1, ulong dummy2)
 	spl_board_init();
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_FORCE_BOOT_DEVICE
+	boot_device = CONFIG_SPL_FORCE_BOOT_DEVICE;
+#else
 	boot_device = spl_boot_device();
+#endif
 	debug("boot device - %d\n", boot_device);
 	switch (boot_device) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_RAM_DEVICE