diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index c0db96cb15455e172f58821ebb7bb2ba64ebca31..2483c63efb2d7d9c1dab75b4790c00b7fdf691e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -251,10 +251,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #endif	/* #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index 848144a851716073eae077cdd4818154a6f4896c..d61364109ee99d971c4e3014d7214e924ec608b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -351,11 +351,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
-
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #ifndef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index 540e3c2f722dac06f1b8f07b2ac09369c635b6cd..3b97e804a6b641275d00f62538ee3ec5aaf5d949 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -228,10 +228,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
index 8c5612c31e13e7e2d20ac07f7bee7bbc40a13210..9b8604e907eed5b43f5a79a4b6a833afb41bcf87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
@@ -271,10 +271,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
index dbb93ef09ffd649292292b54430014847886a57b..1a544168669a2a8c1acffbcb7f8cebb42a3a55a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
@@ -265,10 +265,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
index 89ba5587e1380fa90ba94782da9ce390dd7e58da..b4d1d2dd1c6f8e701ad51e97e0310109362f8295 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
@@ -236,10 +236,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	blo	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
index 2033b362f7b1033090361cfa56704f7936d6fb67..b85e7d442741a77eabf477ab406a0b5032ec0ffe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
@@ -232,10 +232,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 22a3cedcb0d8cca133557e2df4b4007e6a854a91..aee27fdc4d33bac268b27961a28bd5504e1b908f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@ clear_bss:
 #endif
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 /*
  * We are done. Do not return, instead branch to second part of board
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
index cb32121a07120ee0ba0760e11730b25ce354550c..59c359a353fe483bcfc92fa896eca343455e7009 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
@@ -334,10 +334,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
index 62de8b8fc70d8354fd6c294c61545f2db7d1dcb7..bd68cd47cf0131ee1b01f94e0970b320396eef9b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
@@ -245,10 +245,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index ba0de8f1db7926fd0651d72e33cffc1503240c94..33c73f67b57fbf6b9f5683f1dafb2134fd2a244f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -258,10 +258,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #endif	/* #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
index a29d5b49644067e64a588e3b25b912e1de8c1996..8daf26c4f033ddad242ee63876ca9f3bff7cbfb1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
@@ -217,10 +217,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 
 	bl coloured_LED_init
 	bl red_led_on
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
index 92546d8ba751ffae79c334e862ecb3ff0b0b29f6..bcea2a8debca38a31f06baecb75c333beee14a19 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
@@ -221,10 +221,12 @@ clear_bss:
 	add	r1, r1, r4
 	mov	r2, #0x00000000		/* clear			    */
 
-clbss_l:str	r2, [r0]		/* clear loop...		    */
+clbss_l:cmp	r0, r1			/* clear loop... */
+	bhs	clbss_e			/* if reached end of bss, exit */
+	str	r2, [r0]
 	add	r0, r0, #4
-	cmp	r0, r1
-	bne	clbss_l
+	b	clbss_l
+clbss_e:
 #endif
 
 /*