diff --git a/cpu/blackfin/cpu.c b/cpu/blackfin/cpu.c
index c2ff8cd..9bb6407 100644
--- a/cpu/blackfin/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/blackfin/cpu.c
@@ -25,12 +25,20 @@
 __attribute__ ((__noreturn__))
 void cpu_init_f(ulong bootflag, ulong loaded_from_ldr)
 {
+	extern char _stext_l1;
+#ifndef CONFIG_BFIN_BOOTROM_USES_EVT1
+	/* Build a NOP slide over the LDR jump block.  Whee! */
+	char nops[0xC];
+	serial_early_puts("NOP Slide\n");
+	memset(nops, 0x00, sizeof(nops));
+	memcpy(&_stext_l1 - sizeof(nops), nops, sizeof(nops));
+#endif
+
 	if (!loaded_from_ldr) {
 		/* Relocate sections into L1 if the LDR didn't do it -- don't
 		 * check length because the linker script does the size
 		 * checking at build time.
 		 */
-		extern char _stext_l1;
 		serial_early_puts("L1 Relocate\n");
 		extern char _stext_l1, _etext_l1, _stext_l1_lma;
 		memcpy(&_stext_l1, &_stext_l1_lma, (&_etext_l1 - &_stext_l1));
diff --git a/cpu/blackfin/initcode.c b/cpu/blackfin/initcode.c
index c0fe2c6..a039cbb 100644
--- a/cpu/blackfin/initcode.c
+++ b/cpu/blackfin/initcode.c
@@ -543,9 +543,11 @@
 
 	serial_putc('T');
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BFIN_BOOTROM_USES_EVT1
 	/* tell the bootrom where our entry point is */
 	if (CONFIG_BFIN_BOOT_MODE != BFIN_BOOT_BYPASS)
 		bfin_write_EVT1(CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE);
+#endif
 
 	serial_putc('>');
 	serial_putc('\n');