diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
index 14870ee..a07df4d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/config.mk
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 # Copyright 2004 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_E300 -msoft-float
+PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -msingle-pic-base -fno-jump-tables
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
index a3bacf1..c00bb31 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@
 	/*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
+	/* Needed for -msingle-pic-base */
+	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
+	mflr	r30
 
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	lis	r3, CONFIG_SYS_IMMR@h