diff --git a/arch/microblaze/cpu/start.S b/arch/microblaze/cpu/start.S
index 8a2f634..8564c4e 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/cpu/start.S
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 	cmp     r6, r5, r4 /* check if we have reach the end */
 	bnei    r6, 2b
 3:	/* jumping to board_init */
-	brai	board_init
+	brai	board_init_f
 1:	bri	1b
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/processor.h
index 2295d0a..2c4d5ff 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@
 extern char __end[];
 extern char __text_start[];
 
+/* Microblaze board initialization function */
+void board_init(void);
+
 #endif /* __ASM_MICROBLAZE_PROCESSOR_H */
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c b/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
index fde109f..b450367 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_0
-extern int gpio_init (void);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_2
-extern void fsl_init2 (void);
-#endif
-
 /*
  * All attempts to come up with a "common" initialization sequence
  * that works for all boards and architectures failed: some of the
@@ -67,20 +60,14 @@
 #endif
 	serial_init,
 	console_init_f,
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_0
-	gpio_init,
-#endif
 	interrupts_init,
 	timer_init,
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_2
-	fsl_init2,
-#endif
 	NULL,
 };
 
 unsigned long monitor_flash_len;
 
-void board_init (void)
+void board_init_f(ulong not_used)
 {
 	bd_t *bd;
 	init_fnc_t **init_fnc_ptr;
@@ -189,6 +176,8 @@
 	/* Initialize the console (after the relocation and devices init) */
 	console_init_r();
 
+	board_init();
+
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
 
diff --git a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
index a1e2bfe..b75e62c 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <config.h>
 #include <netdev.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/microblaze_intc.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
 
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+void board_init(void)
+{
+	gpio_init();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_2
+	fsl_init2();
+#endif
+}
+
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	int ret = 0;