diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 90f3b88..322e070 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <initcall.h>
 #include <logbuff.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
 
 /* TODO: Can we move these into arch/ headers? */
@@ -721,17 +722,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int initf_malloc(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
-	assert(gd->malloc_base);	/* Set up by crt0.S */
-	gd->malloc_limit = gd->malloc_base + CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN;
-	gd->malloc_ptr = 0;
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int initf_dm(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_DM) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN)
diff --git a/common/dlmalloc.c b/common/dlmalloc.c
index b2ce063..b5bb051 100644
--- a/common/dlmalloc.c
+++ b/common/dlmalloc.c
@@ -3261,6 +3261,17 @@
   }
 }
 
+int initf_malloc(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
+	assert(gd->malloc_base);	/* Set up by crt0.S */
+	gd->malloc_limit = CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN;
+	gd->malloc_ptr = 0;
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
 
 History:
diff --git a/include/malloc.h b/include/malloc.h
index 5df6348..f4da9e6 100644
--- a/include/malloc.h
+++ b/include/malloc.h
@@ -906,6 +906,9 @@
 
 #endif
 
+/* Set up pre-relocation malloc() ready for use */
+int initf_malloc(void);
+
 /* Public routines */
 
 /* Simple versions which can be used when space is tight */