diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/utils.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/utils.c
index dc5a169..602d993 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/utils.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/utils.c
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@
 	}
 }
 
+void omap_die_id_get_board_serial(struct tag_serialnr *serialnr)
+{
+	char *serial_string;
+	unsigned long long serial;
+
+	serial_string = getenv("serial#");
+
+	if (serial_string) {
+		serial = simple_strtoull(serial_string, NULL, 16);
+
+		serialnr->high = (unsigned int) (serial >> 32);
+		serialnr->low = (unsigned int) (serial & 0xffffffff);
+	} else {
+		serialnr->high = 0;
+		serialnr->low = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 void omap_die_id_usbethaddr(void)
 {
 	unsigned int die_id[4] = { 0 };