diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/spl.c
index 31627f970e..0936bdd393 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/zynq/spl.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	/* Clear the BSS. */
 	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
 
-	/* Set global data pointer. */
-	gd = &gdata;
-
 	preloader_console_init();
 	arch_cpu_init();
 	board_init_r(NULL, 0);