diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/boot-mode/spl_board.c b/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/boot-mode/spl_board.c
index 86292b6..63ab41c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/boot-mode/spl_board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-uniphier/boot-mode/spl_board.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int spl_board_load_image(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header((void *)CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE);
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, (void *)CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 1a4a5d8..6195c06 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -91,33 +91,34 @@ void spl_set_header_raw_uboot(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
 	spl_image->name = "U-Boot";
 }
 
-int spl_parse_image_header(const struct image_header *header)
+int spl_parse_image_header(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			   const struct image_header *header)
 {
 	u32 header_size = sizeof(struct image_header);
 
 	if (image_get_magic(header) == IH_MAGIC) {
-		if (spl_image.flags & SPL_COPY_PAYLOAD_ONLY) {
+		if (spl_image->flags & SPL_COPY_PAYLOAD_ONLY) {
 			/*
 			 * On some system (e.g. powerpc), the load-address and
 			 * entry-point is located at address 0. We can't load
 			 * to 0-0x40. So skip header in this case.
 			 */
-			spl_image.load_addr = image_get_load(header);
-			spl_image.entry_point = image_get_ep(header);
-			spl_image.size = image_get_data_size(header);
+			spl_image->load_addr = image_get_load(header);
+			spl_image->entry_point = image_get_ep(header);
+			spl_image->size = image_get_data_size(header);
 		} else {
-			spl_image.entry_point = image_get_load(header);
+			spl_image->entry_point = image_get_load(header);
 			/* Load including the header */
-			spl_image.load_addr = spl_image.entry_point -
+			spl_image->load_addr = spl_image->entry_point -
 				header_size;
-			spl_image.size = image_get_data_size(header) +
+			spl_image->size = image_get_data_size(header) +
 				header_size;
 		}
-		spl_image.os = image_get_os(header);
-		spl_image.name = image_get_name(header);
+		spl_image->os = image_get_os(header);
+		spl_image->name = image_get_name(header);
 		debug("spl: payload image: %.*s load addr: 0x%x size: %d\n",
-			(int)sizeof(spl_image.name), spl_image.name,
-			spl_image.load_addr, spl_image.size);
+			(int)sizeof(spl_image->name), spl_image->name,
+			spl_image->load_addr, spl_image->size);
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_PANIC_ON_RAW_IMAGE
 		/*
@@ -135,13 +136,13 @@ int spl_parse_image_header(const struct image_header *header)
 		ulong start, end;
 
 		if (!bootz_setup((ulong)header, &start, &end)) {
-			spl_image.name = "Linux";
-			spl_image.os = IH_OS_LINUX;
-			spl_image.load_addr = CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR;
-			spl_image.entry_point = CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR;
-			spl_image.size = end - start;
+			spl_image->name = "Linux";
+			spl_image->os = IH_OS_LINUX;
+			spl_image->load_addr = CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR;
+			spl_image->entry_point = CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR;
+			spl_image->size = end - start;
 			debug("spl: payload zImage, load addr: 0x%x size: %d\n",
-			      spl_image.load_addr, spl_image.size);
+			      spl_image->load_addr, spl_image->size);
 			return 0;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ int spl_parse_image_header(const struct image_header *header)
 		/* Signature not found - assume u-boot.bin */
 		debug("mkimage signature not found - ih_magic = %x\n",
 			header->ih_magic);
-		spl_set_header_raw_uboot(&spl_image);
+		spl_set_header_raw_uboot(spl_image);
 #endif
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ static int spl_ram_load_image(void)
 		header = (struct image_header *)
 			(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE -	sizeof(struct image_header));
 
-		spl_parse_image_header(header);
+		spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ext.c b/common/spl/spl_ext.c
index a85dc85..e5af24e 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_ext.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ext.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int spl_load_image_ext(struct blk_desc *block_dev,
 		goto end;
 	}
 
-	err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+	err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		puts("spl: ext: failed to parse image header\n");
 		goto end;
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_fat.c b/common/spl/spl_fat.c
index 73d33f5..68702a2 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_fat.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_fat.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int spl_load_image_fat(struct blk_desc *block_dev,
 
 		return spl_load_simple_fit(&load, 0, header);
 	} else {
-		err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+		err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 		if (err)
 			goto end;
 
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
index 7c7f329..97c11b3 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static int mmc_load_legacy(struct mmc *mmc, ulong sector,
 	unsigned long count;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_nand.c b/common/spl/spl_nand.c
index 8f9bd5da..f25220f 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_nand.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_nand.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int spl_nand_load_element(int offset, struct image_header *header)
 		load.read = spl_nand_fit_read;
 		return spl_load_simple_fit(&load, offset, header);
 	} else {
-		err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+		err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		return nand_spl_load_image(offset, spl_image.size,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int spl_nand_load_image(void)
 		/* load linux */
 		nand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SPL_KERNEL_OFFS,
 			sizeof(*header), (void *)header);
-		err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+		err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		if (header->ih_os == IH_OS_LINUX) {
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_net.c b/common/spl/spl_net.c
index ae71d26..f417d17 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_net.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_net.c
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ int spl_net_load_image(const char *device)
 		printf("Problem booting with BOOTP\n");
 		return rv;
 	}
-	return spl_parse_image_header((struct image_header *)load_addr);
+	return spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image,
+				      (struct image_header *)load_addr);
 }
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_nor.c b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
index 8ea874c..57771e8 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_nor.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int spl_nor_load_image(void)
 		if (image_get_os(header) == IH_OS_LINUX) {
 			/* happy - was a Linux */
 
-			ret = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+			ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int spl_nor_load_image(void)
 	 * Load real U-Boot from its location in NOR flash to its
 	 * defined location in SDRAM
 	 */
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header(
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image,
 			(const struct image_header *)CONFIG_SYS_UBOOT_BASE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_onenand.c b/common/spl/spl_onenand.c
index 1a28a84..8d2c51b 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_onenand.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_onenand.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int spl_onenand_load_image(void)
 	/* Load u-boot */
 	onenand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_SYS_ONENAND_U_BOOT_OFFS,
 		CONFIG_SYS_ONENAND_PAGE_SIZE, (void *)header);
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	onenand_spl_load_image(CONFIG_SYS_ONENAND_U_BOOT_OFFS,
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ubi.c b/common/spl/spl_ubi.c
index f97e1ef..5198bab 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_ubi.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ubi.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int spl_ubi_load_image(u32 boot_device)
 		ret = ubispl_load_volumes(&info, volumes, 2);
 		if (!ret) {
 			header = (struct image_header *)volumes[0].load_addr;
-			spl_parse_image_header(header);
+			spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 			puts("Linux loaded.\n");
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int spl_ubi_load_image(u32 boot_device)
 
 	ret = ubispl_load_volumes(&info, volumes, 1);
 	if (!ret)
-		spl_parse_image_header(header);
+		spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 out:
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_NAND_SUPPORT
 	if (boot_device == BOOT_DEVICE_NAND)
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ymodem.c b/common/spl/spl_ymodem.c
index 5402301..1323b6f 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_ymodem.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ymodem.c
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ int spl_ymodem_load_image(void)
 		while ((res = xyzModem_stream_read(buf, BUF_SIZE, &err)) > 0)
 			size += res;
 	} else {
-		spl_parse_image_header((struct image_header *)buf);
-		ret = spl_parse_image_header((struct image_header *)buf);
+		spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, (struct image_header *)buf);
+		ret = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image,
+					     (struct image_header *)buf);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		addr = spl_image.load_addr;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_spl_load.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_spl_load.c
index bac1e85..ac5eae3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_spl_load.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi_spl_load.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int spi_load_image_os(struct spi_flash *flash,
 	if (image_get_magic(header) != IH_MAGIC)
 		return -1;
 
-	err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+	err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int spl_spi_load_image(void)
 						  CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS,
 						  header);
 		} else {
-			err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+			err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			err = spi_flash_read(flash, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sunxi_spi_spl.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sunxi_spi_spl.c
index e3ded5b..a992bfa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sunxi_spi_spl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sunxi_spi_spl.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int spl_spi_load_image(void)
 	spi0_init();
 
 	spi0_read_data((void *)header, CONFIG_SYS_SPI_U_BOOT_OFFS, 0x40);
-	err = spl_parse_image_header(header);
+	err = spl_parse_image_header(&spl_image, header);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index ce449ff..8147e6d 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -75,11 +75,27 @@ u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device);
  * config options: CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN, CONFIG_SYS_UBOOT_START,
  * CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE.
  *
- * @spl_image: Image to set up
+ * @spl_image: Image description to set up
  */
 void spl_set_header_raw_uboot(struct spl_image_info *spl_image);
 
-int spl_parse_image_header(const struct image_header *header);
+/**
+ * spl_parse_image_header() - parse the image header and set up info
+ *
+ * This parses the legacy image header information at @header and sets up
+ * @spl_image according to what is found. If no image header is found, then
+ * a raw image or bootz is assumed. If CONFIG_SPL_PANIC_ON_RAW_IMAGE is
+ * enabled, then this causes a panic. If CONFIG_SPL_ABORT_ON_RAW_IMAGE is
+ * enabled then U-Boot gives up. Otherwise U-Boot sets up the image using
+ * spl_set_header_raw_uboot(), or possibly the bootz header.
+ *
+ * @spl_image: Image description to set up
+ * @header image header to parse
+ * @return 0 if a header was correctly parsed, -ve on error
+ */
+int spl_parse_image_header(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			   const struct image_header *header);
+
 void spl_board_prepare_for_linux(void);
 void spl_board_prepare_for_boot(void);
 int spl_board_ubi_load_image(u32 boot_device);
