diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
index 6980b86..7b5fca0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 	uboot_end_data = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(4);
+	__image_copy_end = .;
+
 	.bss : {
 		__bss_start = .;
 		*(.sbss.*)
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot-mips.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot-mips.h
index eda0498..bfb6a4a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot-mips.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/u-boot-mips.h
@@ -20,4 +20,10 @@
 	return (unsigned long) &__bss_end;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long image_copy_end(void)
+{
+	extern ulong __image_copy_end;
+	return (unsigned long) &__image_copy_end;
+}
+
 extern int incaip_set_cpuclk(void);