diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index 46bacad..0f7797b 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -272,6 +272,13 @@
 	help
 	  The address in memory that SPL will be running from.
 
+config SPL_SOC_INIT
+	bool "Call SoC-specific initialization in SPL"
+	help
+	  If this option is enabled, U-Boot will call the function
+	  spl_soc_init() from board_init_r(). This function should be
+	  provided by the SoC vendor.
+
 config SPL_BOARD_INIT
 	bool "Call board-specific initialization in SPL"
 	help
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 9a879e9..7794ddc 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -710,6 +710,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(SOC_INIT))
+		spl_soc_init();
+
 	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(BOARD_INIT))
 		spl_board_init();