diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1088a/eth_ls1088ardb.c b/board/freescale/ls1088a/eth_ls1088ardb.c
index 01f56db0a1..f56ce7d9ae 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1088a/eth_ls1088ardb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1088a/eth_ls1088ardb.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <fsl-mc/fsl_mc.h>
 #include <fsl-mc/ldpaa_wriop.h>
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_DM_ETH
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_MC_ENET)
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 
 	return pci_eth_init(bis);
 }
+#endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RESET_PHY_R)
 void reset_phy(void)
diff --git a/board/freescale/ls1088a/ls1088a.c b/board/freescale/ls1088a/ls1088a.c
index 0bd397a0be..225e787c75 100644
--- a/board/freescale/ls1088a/ls1088a.c
+++ b/board/freescale/ls1088a/ls1088a.c
@@ -801,6 +801,11 @@ int board_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_FSL_LS_PPA
 	ppa_init();
 #endif
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_EARLY_PCI_INIT) && defined(CONFIG_DM_ETH)
+	pci_init();
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }