diff --git a/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c b/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
index b2873ab439d7..154e9d887465 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/imx/imx8m/ddr_init.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #define CCGR_DDRMIX			CCGR_DDR1
 #endif
 
-static bool ddrmix_initialized;
+static bool ddrmix_initialized __section(".data");
 
 static unsigned int g_cdd_rr_max[4];
 static unsigned int g_cdd_rw_max[4];