diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3_spd.c b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3_spd.c
index e5018c9eb6..c541886787 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3_spd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/ddr3_spd.c
@@ -426,6 +426,16 @@ static int ddr3_read_spd(ddr3_spd_eeprom_t *spd_params)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ddr3_get_size(void)
+{
+	ddr3_spd_eeprom_t spd_params;
+
+	if (ddr3_read_spd(&spd_params))
+		return 0;
+
+	return ddr3_get_size_in_mb(&spd_params) / 1024;
+}
+
 int ddr3_get_dimm_params_from_spd(struct ddr3_spd_cb *spd_cb)
 {
 	struct ddr3_sodimm spd;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/ddr3.h b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/ddr3.h
index 68d3cb4245..5feffe825b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/ddr3.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/ddr3.h
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ void ddr3_err_reset_workaround(void);
 void ddr3_enable_ecc(u32 base, int test);
 void ddr3_init_ddrphy(u32 base, struct ddr3_phy_config *phy_cfg);
 void ddr3_init_ddremif(u32 base, struct ddr3_emif_config *emif_cfg);
+int ddr3_get_size(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2l.h b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2l.h
index 4f1197ea92..a59e071359 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2l.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-keystone/include/mach/hardware-k2l.h
@@ -105,4 +105,11 @@
 /* NETCP */
 #define KS2_NETCP_BASE			0x26000000
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+static inline int ddr3_get_size(void)
+{
+	return 2;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __ASM_ARCH_HARDWARE_K2L_H */
diff --git a/board/ti/ks2_evm/board.c b/board/ti/ks2_evm/board.c
index 7d1709c880..ca668a7c69 100644
--- a/board/ti/ks2_evm/board.c
+++ b/board/ti/ks2_evm/board.c
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ int ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 
 	ddr3a_size = 0;
 	if (lpae) {
-		env = getenv("ddr3a_size");
-		if (env)
-			ddr3a_size = simple_strtol(env, NULL, 10);
+		ddr3a_size = ddr3_get_size();
 		if ((ddr3a_size != 8) && (ddr3a_size != 4))
 			ddr3a_size = 0;
 	}