diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
index bc237c9..c7f943e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
@@ -309,4 +309,3 @@
 	while (1)
 		;
 }
-void save_boot_params(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3) {}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
index 86c0e42..e19c7ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ENTRY(save_boot_params)
 	ldr	r1, =OMAP_SRAM_SCRATCH_BOOT_PARAMS
 	str	r0, [r1]
-	bx	lr
+	b	save_boot_params_ret
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 
 ENTRY(set_pl310_ctrl_reg)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
index 78577b1..80cb263 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	ldr	r5, [r0, #0x4]
 	and	r5, r5, #0xff
 	str	r5, [r4]
-	bx	lr
+	b	save_boot_params_ret
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 70048c1..9b49ece 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 
 	.globl	reset
+	.globl	save_boot_params_ret
 
 reset:
-	bl	save_boot_params
+	/* Allow the board to save important registers */
+	b	save_boot_params
+save_boot_params_ret:
 	/*
 	 * disable interrupts (FIQ and IRQ), also set the cpu to SVC32 mode,
 	 * except if in HYP mode already
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@
  *
  *************************************************************************/
 ENTRY(save_boot_params)
-	bx	lr			@ back to my caller
+	b	save_boot_params_ret		@ back to my caller
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 	.weak	save_boot_params