diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/x86_64/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/x86_64/cpu.c
index b12eab1..3627229 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/x86_64/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/x86_64/cpu.c
@@ -6,6 +6,33 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <debug_uart.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+/* Global declaration of gd */
+struct global_data *global_data_ptr;
+
+void arch_setup_gd(gd_t *new_gd)
+{
+	global_data_ptr = new_gd;
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO(sjg@chromium.org): For some reason U-Boot does not boot
+	 * without this line. It fails to start up U-Boot proper and instead
+	 * restarts SPL. Need to figure out why:
+	 *
+	 * U-Boot SPL 2017.01
+	 *
+	 * U-Boot SPL 2017.01
+	 * CPU:   Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3427U CPU @ 1.80GHz
+	 * Trying to boot from SPIJumping to 64-bit U-Boot: Note many
+	 * features are missing
+	 *
+	 * U-Boot SPL 2017.01
+	 */
+	printch(' ');
+}
 
 int cpu_has_64bit(void)
 {