diff --git a/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi/enable-r_pio-access-in-spl-h3-h5.patch b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi/enable-r_pio-access-in-spl-h3-h5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31fec650bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-sunxi/enable-r_pio-access-in-spl-h3-h5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/clock_sun6i.c b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/clock_sun6i.c
+index 6bfda31..59d556f 100644
+--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/clock_sun6i.c
++++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/clock_sun6i.c
+@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ void clock_init_sec(void)
+ 		     PRCM_SEC_SWITCH_APB0_CLK_NONSEC |
+ 		     PRCM_SEC_SWITCH_PLL_CFG_NONSEC |
+ 		     PRCM_SEC_SWITCH_PWR_GATE_NONSEC);
++
++#if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD) && (CONFIG_CONS_INDEX < 5)
++	/* enable R_PIO access within the SPL */
++	prcm_apb0_enable(PRCM_APB0_GATE_PIO);
++#endif
++
+ #endif
+ }
+