diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index 5e2921ce41a7..c8f9709d2d49 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -484,6 +484,19 @@ config SPL_MMC_SDHCI_ADMA
 	  This enables support for the ADMA (Advanced DMA) defined
 	  in the SD Host Controller Standard Specification Version 3.00 in SPL.
 
+config FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER
+	hex "SDRAM address for fixed buffer"
+	depends on SPL && MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC
+	default 0x00180000
+	help
+	  On the Marvell Armada 38x when the SPL runs it located in internal
+	  SRAM which is the L2 cache locked to memory. When the MMC buffers
+	  are located on the stack (or bss), the SDIO controller (SDHCI) can't
+	  write into this L2 cache memory.
+
+	  This specifies the address of a fixed buffer located in SDRAM that
+	  will be used for all SDHCI transfers in the SPL.
+
 config MMC_SDHCI_ASPEED
 	bool "Aspeed SDHCI controller"
 	depends on ARCH_ASPEED
diff --git a/include/configs/clearfog.h b/include/configs/clearfog.h
index 871e87c26d01..ec0f0e3ed115 100644
--- a/include/configs/clearfog.h
+++ b/include/configs/clearfog.h
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(0x40000000 + ((192 - 16) << 10))
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE		(CONFIG_SPL_STACK + 4)
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC) || defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SATA)
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
index b499d7085fd4..a8534e59d9b1 100644
--- a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
+++ b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(0x40000000 + ((212 - 16) << 10))
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE		(CONFIG_SPL_STACK + 4)
 
-#if CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE == SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Environment Configuration
  */
diff --git a/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h b/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
index 8dc73e8b1cc9..b4b58e0bcb8a 100644
--- a/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
+++ b/include/configs/db-88f6820-gp.h
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(0x40000000 + ((192 - 16) << 10))
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE		(CONFIG_SPL_STACK + 4)
 
-#if CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE == SPL_BOOT_SDIO_MMC_CARD
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/helios4.h b/include/configs/helios4.h
index 151ab66f4c3f..62a52e68b56a 100644
--- a/include/configs/helios4.h
+++ b/include/configs/helios4.h
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(0x40000000 + ((192 - 16) << 10))
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE		(CONFIG_SPL_STACK + 4)
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC) || defined(CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_SATA)
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-#endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/include/configs/turris_omnia.h b/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
index 8119340b112f..112ddd3f4961 100644
--- a/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
+++ b/include/configs/turris_omnia.h
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SPL_STACK		(0x40000000 + ((192 - 16) << 10))
 #define CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE		(CONFIG_SPL_STACK + 4)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MVEBU_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE_MMC
-/* SPL related MMC defines */
-# ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-#  define CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER	0x00180000	/* in SDRAM */
-# endif
-#endif
-
 /*
  * mv-common.h should be defined after CMD configs since it used them
  * to enable certain macros
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index cecdda678191..25962b735f27 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ CONFIG_FDTFILE
 CONFIG_FEC_ENET_DEV
 CONFIG_FEC_FIXED_SPEED
 CONFIG_FEC_MXC_PHYADDR
-CONFIG_FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER
 CONFIG_FLASH_BR_PRELIM
 CONFIG_FLASH_CFI_LEGACY
 CONFIG_FLASH_OR_PRELIM
