diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index 0cd2400..eda4bc0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -176,9 +176,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index accccdc..c0698e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index 1e3e5a1..c65af3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
index 8c2c836..2b8b7ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
index 7f067c0..6920c93 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
index efdff3e..90b4e53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
@@ -200,9 +200,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
index 85adc62..84fabf4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
index a69fb17..d0f8a48 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 5e5f42e..0146c76 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -167,9 +167,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 ENTRY(relocate_code)
 	mov	r4, r0	/* save addr_sp */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
index 8f4fa7b..0f00e3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index 2e2afd7..a31dfc0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
index aab81f5..c1ed4f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
index 01d1a59..fbc2d35 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@
 /*
  * void relocate_code (addr_sp, gd, addr_moni)
  *
- * This "function" does not return, instead it continues in RAM
- * after relocating the monitor code.
- *
+ * This function relocates the monitor code.
  */
 	.globl	relocate_code
 relocate_code:
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index d41aeb4..52df70c 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -530,7 +530,11 @@
 void	dcache_enable (void);
 void	dcache_disable(void);
 void	mmu_disable(void);
-void	relocate_code (ulong, gd_t *, ulong) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
+void	relocate_code(ulong, gd_t *, ulong)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_ARM)
+__attribute__ ((noreturn))
+#endif
+;
 ulong	get_endaddr   (void);
 void	trap_init     (ulong);
 #if defined (CONFIG_4xx)	|| \