diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
index f6011fc..ab9412a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
@@ -274,7 +274,11 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)	/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 	bl	cpu_init_f
 	sync
@@ -588,6 +592,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
index 9c2e4885de..632f967 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@
 	/*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	lis	r3, CONFIG_SYS_IMMR@h
 	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash) */
@@ -486,6 +490,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address */
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address */
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
index cc11c8f..4fb2047 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -363,6 +367,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of monitor destination Address in SRAM */
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
index 192aa50..0a05361 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
@@ -160,7 +160,11 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
@@ -549,6 +553,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
index 300b35c..1df87a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
@@ -129,7 +129,11 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
@@ -522,6 +526,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5	    /* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5	    /* Destination Address		*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h	/* Source Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
index fc4e922..cc98875 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -452,6 +456,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
index 702546e..23151cd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
index 7e60315..a9acb83 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@
 	/*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	lis	r3, CONFIG_SYS_IMMR@h
 	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
@@ -822,6 +826,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address */
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address */
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index 5777493..3623357 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@
 	stw	r0,+12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	bl	cpu_init_early_f
 
 	/* switch back to AS = 0 */
@@ -921,6 +926,11 @@
 	mr	r10,r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4,r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
index 3e3c21e..2ec7fd4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)	/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* run low-level CPU init code	   (from Flash) */
 	bl	cpu_init_f
 	sync
@@ -620,6 +624,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
index fe3daa2..f8256bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -473,6 +477,11 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
index b43e22c..aa03d9a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@
 	bl	reconfig_tlb0
 #endif
 	GET_GOT
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code	   (from Flash) */
 	bl	board_init_f
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
@@ -799,7 +804,11 @@
 	ori	r0,r0, RESET_VECTOR@l
 	stwu	r1,-8(r1)		/* Save back chain and move SP */
 	stw	r0,+12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	bl	nand_boot_common	/* will not return */
 #else
@@ -914,7 +923,11 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)		/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 	bl	board_init_f	/* run first part of init code (from Flash)	*/
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
 
@@ -1179,6 +1192,11 @@
 	stw	r0, +12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_INIT_DCACHE_CS */
 
+#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
+	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	bl	nand_boot_common	/* will not return */
 #else