diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index cfc3a60d2f..ad57a9cfa7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 #define MINIMAL_SPL
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT) && \
+	!defined(CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_SRIO_PCIE_BOOT_SLAVE)
 #define NOR_BOOT
 #endif