diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
index db232e6..78486aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/cpu.c
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@
 
 /* Common ddr init for non-corenet fsl 85xx platforms */
 #ifndef CONFIG_FSL_CORENET
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR)
+#if (defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT) || defined(CONFIG_SPL)) && \
+	!defined(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR)
 phys_size_t initdram(int board_type)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM) || defined(CONFIG_DDR_SPD)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
index 0589497..c6b9cd0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/spl_minimal.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 void cpu_init_f(void)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR)
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR
 	ccsr_l2cache_t *l2cache = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_L2_ADDR;
 
 	out_be32(&l2cache->l2srbar0, CONFIG_SYS_INIT_L2_ADDR);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/tlb.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/tlb.c
index a548dec..f44fadc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/tlb.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	return ;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 void read_tlbcam_entry(int idx, u32 *valid, u32 *tsize, unsigned long *epn,
 		       phys_addr_t *rpn)
 {
@@ -332,4 +332,4 @@
 }
 
 
-#endif /* !CONFIG_NAND_SPL */
+#endif /* not SPL */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot-spl.lds b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot-spl.lds
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c408e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/u-boot-spl.lds
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2006
+ * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"	/* CONFIG_BOARDDIR */
+
+OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
+SECTIONS
+{
+	. = CONFIG_SPL_TEXT_BASE;
+	.text : {
+		*(.text*)
+	}
+	_etext = .;
+
+	.reloc : {
+		_GOT2_TABLE_ = .;
+		KEEP(*(.got2))
+		KEEP(*(.got))
+		PROVIDE(_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ = . + 4);
+		_FIXUP_TABLE_ = .;
+		KEEP(*(.fixup))
+	}
+	__got2_entries = ((_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ - _GOT2_TABLE_) >> 2) - 1;
+	__fixup_entries = (. - _FIXUP_TABLE_) >> 2;
+
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	.data : {
+		*(.rodata*)
+		*(.data*)
+		*(.sdata*)
+	}
+	_edata  =  .;
+
+	. = ALIGN(8);
+	__init_begin = .;
+	__init_end = .;
+/* FIXME for non-NAND SPL */
+#if defined(CONFIG_FSL_IFC) /* Restrict bootpg at 4K boundry for IFC */
+	.bootpg ADDR(.text) + 0x1000 :
+	{
+		start.o	(.bootpg)
+	}
+#define RESET_VECTOR_OFFSET 0x1ffc /* IFC has 8K sram */
+#elif defined(CONFIG_FSL_ELBC)
+#define RESET_VECTOR_OFFSET 0xffc /* LBC has 4k sram */
+#else
+#error unknown NAND controller
+#endif
+	.resetvec ADDR(.text) + RESET_VECTOR_OFFSET : {
+		KEEP(*(.resetvec))
+	} = 0xffff
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that the bss segment isn't linked at 0x0, otherwise its
+	 * address won't be updated during relocation fixups.
+	 */
+	. |= 0x10;
+
+	__bss_start = .;
+	.bss : {
+		*(.sbss*)
+		*(.bss*)
+	}
+	__bss_end__ = .;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/law.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/law.c
index 223cd5d..ce1d71e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/law.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xxx/law.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 static int get_law_entry(u8 i, struct law_entry *e)
 {
 	u32 lawar;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 	return idx;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 int set_last_law(phys_addr_t addr, enum law_size sz, enum law_trgt_if id)
 {
 	u32 idx;
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* not SPL */
 
 void init_laws(void)
 {
@@ -258,9 +258,10 @@
 			gd->used_laws |= (1 << i);
 	}
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL)
+#if (defined(CONFIG_NAND_U_BOOT) && !defined(CONFIG_NAND_SPL)) || \
+	(defined(CONFIG_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD))
 	/*
-	 * in NAND boot we've already parsed the law_table and setup those LAWs
+	 * in SPL boot we've already parsed the law_table and setup those LAWs
 	 * so don't do it again.
 	 */
 	return;