diff --git a/boot/ti-k3-r5-loader/ti-k3-r5-loader.mk b/boot/ti-k3-r5-loader/ti-k3-r5-loader.mk
index 422ab20d71..afa309aa98 100644
--- a/boot/ti-k3-r5-loader/ti-k3-r5-loader.mk
+++ b/boot/ti-k3-r5-loader/ti-k3-r5-loader.mk
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ TI_K3_R5_LOADER_KCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(BR2_BISON_HOST_DEPENDENCY) \
 	$(BR2_FLEX_HOST_DEPENDENCY)
 
-TI_K3_R5_LOADER_BOARD = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_BOARD))
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_USE_DEFCONFIG),y)
 TI_K3_R5_LOADER_KCONFIG_DEFCONFIG = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_BOARD_DEFCONFIG))_defconfig
 else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG),y)