diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index d91ae12..ebbfce4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
+/* prevent lowlevel init if this is not the preloader*/
+#if defined(CONFIG_SPL) && !defined(CONFIG_PRELOADER)
+#define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
+#endif
+
 .globl _start
 _start: b	reset
 	ldr	pc, _undefined_instruction
@@ -43,6 +48,17 @@ _start: b	reset
 	ldr	pc, _irq
 	ldr	pc, _fiq
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRELOADER
+/* If in Preloader don't use interrupts...*/
+_undefined_instruction: .word undefined_instruction
+_software_interrupt:    .word _software_interrupt
+_prefetch_abort:    .word _prefetch_abort
+_data_abort:        .word data_abort
+_not_used:      .word _not_used
+_irq:           .word _irq
+_fiq:           .word _fiq
+_pad:           .word 0x12345678 /* now 16*4=64 */
+#else
 _undefined_instruction: .word undefined_instruction
 _software_interrupt:	.word software_interrupt
 _prefetch_abort:	.word prefetch_abort
@@ -51,6 +67,7 @@ _not_used:		.word not_used
 _irq:			.word irq
 _fiq:			.word fiq
 _pad:			.word 0x12345678 /* now 16*4=64 */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PRELOADER */
 .global _end_vect
 _end_vect:
 
@@ -85,6 +102,7 @@ _armboot_start:
 /*
  * These are defined in the board-specific linker script.
  */
+#ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 .globl _bss_start_ofs
 _bss_start_ofs:
 	.word __bss_start - _start
@@ -96,6 +114,16 @@ _bss_end_ofs:
 .globl _end_ofs
 _end_ofs:
 	.word _end - _start
+#else
+/* preserved the _ofs because although there is no offset */
+.globl _bss_start_ofs
+_bss_start_ofs:
+	.word __bss_start
+
+.globl _bss_end_ofs
+_bss_end_ofs:
+	.word __bss_end__
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_IRQ
 /* IRQ stack memory (calculated at run-time) */
@@ -153,8 +181,15 @@ next:
 	/* the mask ROM code should have PLL and others stable */
 #ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 	bl	cpu_init_crit
-#endif
-
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PRELOADER */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRELOADER
+call_board_init_spl:
+    ldr sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
+    bic sp, sp, #7 /* 8-byte alignment for ABI compliance */
+    ldr r0,=0x00000000
+    bl  board_init_spl
+#else
 /* Set stackpointer in internal RAM to call board_init_f */
 call_board_init_f:
 	ldr	sp, =(CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR)
@@ -182,10 +217,8 @@ stack_setup:
 	mov	sp, r4
 
 	adr	r0, _start
-#ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
-#endif
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
@@ -196,7 +229,6 @@ copy_loop:
 	cmp	r0, r2			/* until source end address [r2]    */
 	blo	copy_loop
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	/*
 	 * fix .rel.dyn relocations
 	 */
@@ -248,7 +280,6 @@ clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
 	add	r0, r0, #4
 	cmp	r0, r1
 	bne	clbss_l
-#endif	/* #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER */
 
 /*
  * We are done. Do not return, instead branch to second part of board
@@ -265,16 +296,18 @@ jump_2_ram:
 	/* jump to it ... */
 	mov	pc, lr
 
-_board_init_r_ofs:
-	.word board_init_r - _start
-
 _rel_dyn_start_ofs:
-	.word __rel_dyn_start - _start
+    .word __rel_dyn_start - _start
 _rel_dyn_end_ofs:
-	.word __rel_dyn_end - _start
+    .word __rel_dyn_end - _start
 _dynsym_start_ofs:
-	.word __dynsym_start - _start
+    .word __dynsym_start - _start
 
+_board_init_r_ofs:
+	.word board_init_r - _start
+#endif /* #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER */
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 /*************************************************************************
  *
  * CPU_init_critical registers
@@ -311,6 +344,8 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	bl	lowlevel_init		@ go setup pll,mux,memory
 	mov	lr, ip			@ restore link
 	mov	pc, lr			@ back to my caller
+#endif /* CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT */
+
 /*
  *************************************************************************
  *
@@ -437,6 +472,7 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 /*
  * exception handlers
  */
+#ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	.align	5
 undefined_instruction:
 	get_bad_stack
@@ -499,3 +535,14 @@ fiq:
 	bl	do_fiq
 
 #endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_PRELOADER */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRELOADER
+	.align 	5
+undefined_instruction:
+	b undefined_instruction
+
+	.align	5
+data_abort:
+	b data_abort
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/reset.c b/arch/arm/lib/reset.c
index 08e6acb..ad444cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/reset.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/reset.c
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ int do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	puts ("resetting ...\n");
 
 	udelay (50000);				/* wait 50 ms */
-
+#ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	disable_interrupts();
+#endif
 	reset_cpu(0);
 
 	/*NOTREACHED*/
