diff --git a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
index ac0b543ebd..865e42ae91 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/families/include/rockchip64_common.inc
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ case "$BOOT_SOC" in
 
 	rk3576)
 		BOOT_SCENARIO="${BOOT_SCENARIO:=spl-blobs}"
-		DDR_BLOB="${DDR_BLOB:-"rk35/rk3576_ddr_lp4_2112MHz_lp5_2736MHz_v1.09.bin"}"
+		# FIXME(rk3576): v1.09 caused boot failures on some boards (see PR #8596, #8600).
+		# Pinning to v1.08 until newer DDR binaries are validated across rk3576 boards.
+		DDR_BLOB="${DDR_BLOB:-"rk35/rk3576_ddr_lp4_2112MHz_lp5_2736MHz_v1.08.bin"}"
 		BL31_BLOB="${BL31_BLOB:-"rk35/rk3576_bl31_v1.20.elf"}"
 		;;