diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 97c25b4f146..8ad6c5582ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ config ARCH_K3
 	select FIT
 	select REGEX
 	select FIT_SIGNATURE if ARM64
+	imply TI_SECURE_DEVICE
 
 config ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
 	bool "TI OMAP2+"
diff --git a/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
index 773cf3a591c..d0a34c75505 100644
--- a/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62ax_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
index 05c30cbba19..2c1110d227f 100644
--- a/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62ax_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x9000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
index d55caabe22c..1d05cecbcde 100644
--- a/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBGENERIC_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
index 3c5f3672984..9dd2930dc89 100644
--- a/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am62x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x08000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x9000
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT=y
diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
index 9bdb767f9e6..d1d46c61075 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_a53_defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
index 45d32658cff..96cb437b10b 100644
--- a/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am64x_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x80000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/iot2050_defconfig b/configs/iot2050_defconfig
index bcbaa92ee89..ad9217ff86a 100644
--- a/configs/iot2050_defconfig
+++ b/configs/iot2050_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
+# CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
index c68d52537e5..a9f5d36ffe3 100644
--- a/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j7200_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
index c4dd33627bd..0da16f25a23 100644
--- a/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j7200_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x70000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
index 525f150e91d..af784c4e005 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
index cf7bc872b5f..f6dba64530c 100644
--- a/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721e_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x70000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig b/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
index d59f3156d10..7b7f3dc08e4 100644
--- a/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721s2_evm_a72_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x8000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
diff --git a/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig b/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
index 1e66ac23d05..39467e0d00e 100644
--- a/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/j721s2_evm_r5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_K3=y
-CONFIG_TI_SECURE_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN=0x2000000
 CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0x10000
 CONFIG_SPL_GPIO=y
