diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index 9facc7e69481db7aabc7286b4d7131bb2ad04bd8..9f0e3f961a3dc4283a02535996918942e60c4884 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ c_runtime_cpu_setup:
  *************************************************************************
  */
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT
 cpu_init_crit:
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_TEGRA)
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 #endif
 
 	mov	pc, lr
+#endif /* CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT */
 
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD