diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index a602d4e..7c00201 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <asm-offsets.h>
 #include <config.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_PHY_UBOOT_BASE
 #define CONFIG_SYS_PHY_UBOOT_BASE	CONFIG_SYS_UBOOT_BASE
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@
 	.globl reset
 
 reset:
+	/* Allow the board to save important registers */
+	b	save_boot_params
+.globl	save_boot_params_ret
+save_boot_params_ret:
+
 	/*
 	 * set the cpu to SVC32 mode
 	 */
@@ -110,3 +116,7 @@
 c_runtime_cpu_setup:
 
 	mov	pc, lr
+
+WEAK(save_boot_params)
+	b	save_boot_params_ret	/* back to my caller */
+ENDPROC(save_boot_params)