diff --git a/configs/mangopi_mq_r_defconfig b/configs/mangopi_mq_r_defconfig
index df3dec704f4..767d0d8b604 100644
--- a/configs/mangopi_mq_r_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mangopi_mq_r_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-t113s-mangopi-mq-r-t113"
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_ODT_EN=0
+CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_MR1=0x42
 CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_TPR0=0x004a2195
 CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_TPR11=0x340000
 CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_TPR12=0x46
diff --git a/drivers/ram/sunxi/Kconfig b/drivers/ram/sunxi/Kconfig
index 1775cb0d780..7cb6891e867 100644
--- a/drivers/ram/sunxi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ram/sunxi/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ config DRAM_SUNXI_ODT_EN
 	help
 	  ODT EN value from vendor DRAM settings.
 
+config DRAM_SUNXI_MR1
+	hex "DRAM MR1 parameter"
+	help
+	  MR1 value from vendor DRAM settings.
+
 config DRAM_SUNXI_TPR0
 	hex "DRAM TPR0 parameter"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/ram/sunxi/dram_sun20i_d1.c b/drivers/ram/sunxi/dram_sun20i_d1.c
index 0240c6d5a90..bb062e1b7e0 100644
--- a/drivers/ram/sunxi/dram_sun20i_d1.c
+++ b/drivers/ram/sunxi/dram_sun20i_d1.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ static const dram_para_t para = {
 	.dram_zq	= CONFIG_DRAM_ZQ,
 	.dram_odt_en	= CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_ODT_EN,
 	.dram_mr0	= PARAMETER_IS_UNUSED,
-	.dram_mr1	= 0x42,
+	.dram_mr1	= CONFIG_DRAM_SUNXI_MR1,
 	.dram_mr2	= PARAMETER_IS_UNUSED,
 	.dram_mr3	= 0,
 	.dram_tpr0	= PARAMETER_IS_UNUSED,