diff --git a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
index 2654aa11ba..921b6a2112 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_mmc_defconfig
@@ -4,15 +4,19 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_SAMA5D3_XPLAINED=y
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DRIVERS_MISC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="at91-sama5d3_xplained"
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SAMA5D3,SYS_USE_MMC"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_SPL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_SEPARATE_BSS=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMI is not set
@@ -29,6 +33,29 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS="interrupts interrupt-parent dmas dma-names"
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
+CONFIG_CLK=y
+CONFIG_SPL_CLK=y
+CONFIG_CLK_AT91=y
+CONFIG_AT91_UTMI=y
+CONFIG_AT91_H32MX=y
+CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_AT91_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_MACB=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91=y
+CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_ATMEL_USART=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_DM_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
-CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
diff --git a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
index dc487d92e0..042f6a78e7 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d3_xplained_nandflash_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x2000
+CONFIG_SPL_DRIVERS_MISC_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="at91-sama5d3_xplained"
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SAMA5D3,SYS_USE_NANDFLASH"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
@@ -27,6 +30,29 @@ CONFIG_CMD_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FAT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
+CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS="interrupts interrupt-parent dmas dma-names"
+CONFIG_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM=y
+CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
+CONFIG_CLK=y
+CONFIG_SPL_CLK=y
+CONFIG_CLK_AT91=y
+CONFIG_AT91_UTMI=y
+CONFIG_AT91_H32MX=y
+CONFIG_DM_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_AT91_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_MACB=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91=y
+CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
+CONFIG_ATMEL_USART=y
 CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_DM_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
-CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
diff --git a/include/configs/sama5d3_xplained.h b/include/configs/sama5d3_xplained.h
index 3c9f49e426..b4a62bd63a 100644
--- a/include/configs/sama5d3_xplained.h
+++ b/include/configs/sama5d3_xplained.h
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "at91-sama5_common.h"
 
-/* serial console */
-#define CONFIG_ATMEL_USART
-#define CONFIG_USART_BASE		ATMEL_BASE_DBGU
-#define CONFIG_USART_ID			ATMEL_ID_DBGU
-
 /*
  * This needs to be defined for the OHCI code to work but it is defined as
  * ATMEL_ID_UHPHS in the CPU specific header files.
@@ -34,10 +29,10 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_SIZE		0x10000000
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		0x310000
+#define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		0x318000
 #else
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR \
-	(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + 4 * 1024 - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
+	(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + 16 * 1024 - GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE)
 #endif
 
 /* NAND flash */
@@ -67,21 +62,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS
 #endif
 
-/* Ethernet Hardware */
-#define CONFIG_MACB
-#define CONFIG_RMII
-#define CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT		20
-#define CONFIG_MACB_SEARCH_PHY
-#define CONFIG_RGMII
-#define CONFIG_PHYLIB
-
-/* MMC */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_MMC
-#define CONFIG_GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
-#define CONFIG_ATMEL_MCI_8BIT
-#endif
-
 /* USB */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_USB
@@ -111,7 +91,7 @@
 /* SPL */
 #define CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK
 #define CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE		0x300000
-#define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		0x10000
+#define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE		0x18000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR	0x20000000
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE		0x80000
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START	0x20080000
