diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4567c183fb..f207e709d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ config ARCH_IMX8M
 	select ARM64
 	select GPIO_EXTRA_HEADER
 	select MACH_IMX
-	select SYS_FSL_HAS_SEC if IMX_HAB
+	select SYS_FSL_HAS_SEC
 	select SYS_FSL_SEC_COMPAT_4
 	select SYS_FSL_SEC_LE
 	select SYS_I2C_MXC
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
index fae7049995..f564e0dd6f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MQ_EVK
 	select BINMAN
 	select IMX8MQ
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
+	select FSL_CAAM
+	select ARCH_MISC_INIT
+	select SPL_CRYPTO if SPL
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MQ_PHANBELL
 	bool "imx8mq_phanbell"
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MM_EVK
 	select IMX8MM
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
+	select FSL_CAAM
+	select ARCH_MISC_INIT
+	select SPL_CRYPTO if SPL
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MM_ICORE_MX8MM
 	bool "Engicam i.Core MX8M Mini SOM"
@@ -91,6 +97,8 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MN_EVK
 	select IMX8MN
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
+	select FSL_CAAM
+	select SPL_CRYPTO if SPL
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MN_DDR4_EVK
 	bool "imx8mn DDR4 EVK board"
@@ -98,6 +106,8 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MN_DDR4_EVK
 	select IMX8MN
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_DDR4
+	select FSL_CAAM
+	select SPL_CRYPTO if SPL
 
 config TARGET_IMX8MN_VENICE
 	bool "Support Gateworks Venice iMX8M Nano module"
@@ -112,6 +122,9 @@ config TARGET_IMX8MP_EVK
 	select IMX8MP
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select IMX8M_LPDDR4
+	select FSL_CAAM
+	select ARCH_MISC_INIT
+	select SPL_CRYPTO if SPL
 
 config TARGET_PICO_IMX8MQ
 	bool "Support Technexion Pico iMX8MQ"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
index 1a5a391443..17efe37447 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/soc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
- * Copyright 2017-2019 NXP
+ * Copyright 2017-2019, 2021 NXP
  *
  * Peng Fan <peng.fan@nxp.com>
  */
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/armv8/mmu.h>
 #include <dm/uclass.h>
+#include <dm/device.h>
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
@@ -1210,6 +1211,14 @@ static void acquire_buildinfo(void)
 
 int arch_misc_init(void)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSL_CAAM)) {
+		struct udevice *dev;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_driver(UCLASS_MISC, DM_DRIVER_GET(caam_jr), &dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("Failed to initialize %s: %d\n", dev->name, ret);
+	}
 	acquire_buildinfo();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/spl.c
index 4ef7f6f180..cf4882cd10 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mm_evk/spl.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
- * Copyright 2019 NXP
+ * Copyright 2019, 2021 NXP
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ static void spl_dram_init(void)
 
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSL_CAAM)) {
+		struct udevice *dev;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_driver(UCLASS_MISC, DM_DRIVER_GET(caam_jr), &dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("Failed to initialize %s: %d\n", dev->name, ret);
+	}
 	puts("Normal Boot\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mn_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8mn_evk/spl.c
index 03f2a56e80..dfa81a0d65 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mn_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mn_evk/spl.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 /*
- * Copyright 2018-2019 NXP
+ * Copyright 2018-2019, 2021 NXP
  *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ void spl_board_init(void)
 	struct udevice *dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSL_CAAM)) {
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_driver(UCLASS_MISC, DM_DRIVER_GET(caam_jr), &dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("Failed to initialize %s: %d\n", dev->name, ret);
+	}
 	puts("Normal Boot\n");
 
 	ret = uclass_get_device_by_name(UCLASS_CLK,
diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
index eca42c756e..503a752ae9 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mp_evk/spl.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 /*
- * Copyright 2018-2019 NXP
+ * Copyright 2018-2019, 2021 NXP
  *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <asm/arch/ddr.h>
 #include <power/pmic.h>
 #include <power/pca9450.h>
+#include <dm/uclass.h>
+#include <dm/device.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ void spl_dram_init(void)
 
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSL_CAAM)) {
+		struct udevice *dev;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = uclass_get_device_by_driver(UCLASS_MISC, DM_DRIVER_GET(caam_jr), &dev);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("Failed to initialize %s: %d\n", dev->name, ret);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Set GIC clock to 500Mhz for OD VDD_SOC. Kernel driver does
 	 * not allow to change it. Should set the clock after PMIC
diff --git a/board/freescale/imx8mq_evk/spl.c b/board/freescale/imx8mq_evk/spl.c
index 67d069b2b0..b28056bb48 100644
--- a/board/freescale/imx8mq_evk/spl.c
+++ b/board/freescale/imx8mq_evk/spl.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
- * Copyright 2018 NXP
+ * Copyright 2018, 2021 NXP
  *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/mach-imx/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/mxc_i2c.h>
 #include <fsl_esdhc_imx.h>
+#include <fsl_sec.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <power/pmic.h>
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ int power_init_board(void)
 
 void spl_board_init(void)
 {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FSL_CAAM)) {
+		if (sec_init())
+			printf("\nsec_init failed!\n");
+	}
 	puts("Normal Boot\n");
 }
 
