diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
index 6f5b6313..ae87ec6a 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/u-boot/u-boot-ti.inc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PV:append = "+git${SRCPV}"
 
 # u-boot needs devtree compiler to parse dts files
 DEPENDS += "dtc-native bc-native lzop-native flex-native bison-native python3-setuptools-native"
+DEPENDS:append:k3 = "${@ '' if d.getVar('TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG_K3') else ' ti-k3-secdev-native' }"
 
 DM_FIRMWARE = "ipc_echo_testb_mcu1_0_release_strip.xer5f"
 
@@ -49,8 +50,13 @@ PKG:${PN}-dbg = "u-boot-dbg"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
+# set a default value for TI_K3_SECDEV_INSTALL_DIR
+export TI_K3_SECDEV_INSTALL_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${datadir}/ti/ti-k3-secdev"
+include recipes-ti/includes/ti-paths.inc
+
 # Support for secure devices - detailed info is in doc/README.ti-secure
 TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG ?= ""
+TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG:k3 = "${@ d.getVar('TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG_K3') or d.getVar('TI_K3_SECDEV_INSTALL_DIR') }"
 export TI_SECURE_DEV_PKG
 
 SYSROOT_DIRS += "/boot"