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diff --git a/include/configs/imx7_spl.h b/include/configs/imx7_spl.h
index 01d1cd83b2..128f612392 100644
--- a/include/configs/imx7_spl.h
+++ b/include/configs/imx7_spl.h
@@ -18,15 +18,23 @@
* - Set the stack at the end of the free area section, at 0x00946BB8.
* - The BOOT ROM loads what they consider the firmware image
* which consists of a 4K header in front of us that contains the IVT, DCD
- * and some padding thus 'our' max size is really 0x00946BB8 - 0x00911000.
- * 64KB is more then enough for the SPL.
+ * and some padding. However, the manual also states that the ROM uses the
+ * OCRAM_EPCD and OCRAM_PXP areas for itself. While the SPL is free to use
+ * this range for stack and malloc, the SPL itself must fit below 0x920000,
+ * or the image will be truncated in at least some boot modes like USB SDP.
+ * Thus our max size is really 0x00920000 - 0x00912000. If necessary,
+ * CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE could be moved to 0x00911000 to gain 4KB of space
+ * for the SPL, but 56KB should be more than enough for the SPL.
*/
-#define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE 0x10000
+#define CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE 0xE000
#define CONFIG_SPL_STACK 0x00946BB8
/*
- * Pad SPL to 68KB (4KB header + 64KB max size). This allows to write the
- * SPL/U-Boot combination generated with u-boot-with-spl.imx directly to a
- * boot media (given that boot media specific offset is configured properly).
+ * Pad SPL to 68KB (4KB header + 56KB max size + 8KB extra padding)
+ * The extra padding could be removed, but this value was used historically
+ * based on an incorrect CONFIG_SPL_MAX_SIZE definition.
+ * This allows to write the SPL/U-Boot combination generated with
+ * u-boot-with-spl.imx directly to a boot media (given that boot media specific
+ * offset is configured properly).
*/
#define CONFIG_SPL_PAD_TO 0x11000