diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
index d5131bcf4b..46e8af8ebd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
@@ -139,13 +139,4 @@ int spl_start_uboot(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SPL_OS_BOOT */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT
-__weak int board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
-{
-	/* Just empty function now - can't decide what to choose */
-	debug("%s: %s\n", __func__, name);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
index 4b5c22dc13..02c40fb37e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/spl.c
@@ -151,13 +151,3 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 #endif
 	preloader_console_init();
 }
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT
-int __weak board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
-{
-	/* Just empty function now - can't decide what to choose */
-	debug("%s: %s\n", __func__, name);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/common/common_fit.c b/common/common_fit.c
index 219674d467..cde2dc45e9 100644
--- a/common/common_fit.c
+++ b/common/common_fit.c
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ ulong fdt_getprop_u32(const void *fdt, int node, const char *prop)
 	return fdt32_to_cpu(*cell);
 }
 
+__weak int board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Iterate over all /configurations subnodes and call a platform specific
  * function to find the matching configuration.