diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/ls102xa/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/ls102xa/soc.c
index 97ba6d5179..79ae883b13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/ls102xa/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/ls102xa/soc.c
@@ -76,5 +76,15 @@ int arch_soc_init(void)
 				SCFG_SNPCNFGCR_DBG_RD_WR |
 				SCFG_SNPCNFGCR_EDMA_SNP);
 
+	/*
+	 * Memory controller require a register write before being enabled.
+	 * Affects: DDR
+	 * Register: EDDRTQCFG
+	 * Description: Memory controller performance is not optimal with
+	 *		default internal target queue register values.
+	 * Workaround: Write a value of 63b2_0042h to address: 157_020Ch.
+	 */
+	out_be32(&scfg->eddrtqcfg, 0x63b20042);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ls102xa/immap_ls102xa.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ls102xa/immap_ls102xa.h
index 931727275c..89339fe0ef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ls102xa/immap_ls102xa.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-ls102xa/immap_ls102xa.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ struct ccsr_scfg {
 	u32 scfgrevcr;
 	u32 coresrencr;
 	u32 pex2pmrdsr;
-	u32 ddrc1cr;
+	u32 eddrtqcfg;
 	u32 ddrc2cr;
 	u32 ddrc3cr;
 	u32 ddrc4cr;