diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.c
index 75e9746567..35b6c5e464 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct dram_para {
 	u8 rank;
 	u8 rows;
 	u8 bus_width;
+	u8 dram_type;
 	u16 page_size;
 };
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ static void mctl_set_cr(struct dram_para *para)
 			(struct sunxi_mctl_com_reg *)SUNXI_DRAM_COM_BASE;
 
 	writel(MCTL_CR_CS1_CONTROL(para->cs1) | MCTL_CR_UNKNOWN |
-		MCTL_CR_CHANNEL(1) | MCTL_CR_DDR3 |
+		MCTL_CR_CHANNEL(1) | MCTL_CR_DRAM_TYPE(para->dram_type) |
 		(para->seq ? MCTL_CR_SEQUENCE : 0) |
 		((para->bus_width == 16) ? MCTL_CR_BUSW16 : MCTL_CR_BUSW8) |
 		MCTL_CR_PAGE_SIZE(para->page_size) | MCTL_CR_ROW(para->rows) |
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static void auto_set_timing_para(struct dram_para *para)
 {
 	struct sunxi_mctl_ctl_reg * const mctl_ctl =
 		(struct sunxi_mctl_ctl_reg *)SUNXI_DRAM_CTL0_BASE;
+
 	u32 reg_val;
 
 	u8 tccd		= 2;
@@ -393,6 +395,13 @@ unsigned long sunxi_dram_init(void)
 		.page_size = 2048,
 	};
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_MACH_SUN8I_A83T)
+#if (CONFIG_DRAM_TYPE == 3) || (CONFIG_DRAM_TYPE == 7)
+	para.dram_type = CONFIG_DRAM_TYPE;
+#else
+#error Unsupported DRAM type, Please set DRAM type (3:DDR3, 7:LPDDR3)
+#endif
+#endif
 	setbits_le32(SUNXI_PRCM_BASE + 0x1e0, 0x1 << 8);
 
 	writel(0, (SUNXI_PRCM_BASE + 0x1e8));
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.h
index 2891b71b33..05b6a89e8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-sunxi/dram_sun8i_a83t.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ struct sunxi_mctl_ctl_reg {
 #define MCTL_CR_BUSW8			(0 << 12)
 #define MCTL_CR_BUSW16			(1 << 12)
 #define MCTL_CR_SEQUENCE		(1 << 15)
-#define MCTL_CR_DDR3			(3 << 16)
+#define MCTL_CR_DRAM_TYPE(x)		((x) << 16)
 #define MCTL_CR_CHANNEL_MASK		(1 << 19)
 #define MCTL_CR_CHANNEL(x)		(((x) - 1) << 19)
 #define MCTL_CR_UNKNOWN			(0x4 << 20)
@@ -198,4 +198,6 @@ struct sunxi_mctl_ctl_reg {
 #define MCTL_MR2			0x18 /* CWL=8 */
 #define MCTL_MR3			0x0
 
+#define DRAM_TYPE_DDR3		3
+#define DRAM_TYPE_LPDDR3	7
 #endif /* _SUNXI_DRAM_SUN8I_A83T_H */
diff --git a/board/sunxi/Kconfig b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
index 8a30d08467..a334aa336d 100644
--- a/board/sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/board/sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ config MACH_SUN8I
 	bool
 	default y if MACH_SUN8I_A23 || MACH_SUN8I_A33 || MACH_SUN8I_H3 || MACH_SUN8I_A83T
 
+config DRAM_TYPE
+	int "sunxi dram type"
+	depends on MACH_SUN8I_A83T
+	default 3
+	---help---
+	Set the dram type, 3: DDR3, 7: LPDDR3
 
 config DRAM_CLK
 	int "sunxi dram clock speed"