diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
index bc237c969fc9eba89e50fe36eb4164bf283c9a07..c7f943eb6a93bc55519744d16647f870f64d5f89 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/spl_boot.c
@@ -309,4 +309,3 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	while (1)
 		;
 }
-void save_boot_params(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3) {}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
index 86c0e4217478f9d06b00723d7280c6629e465059..e19c7aececddeb30c785c2162b6e0c5579854d82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ENTRY(save_boot_params)
 	ldr	r1, =OMAP_SRAM_SCRATCH_BOOT_PARAMS
 	str	r0, [r1]
-	bx	lr
+	b	save_boot_params_ret
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 
 ENTRY(set_pl310_ctrl_reg)
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
index 78577b1d1c75bc0632be5725fea1be4b2d0f8cad..80cb2639f60cc9ca8f3cb5eb338671e252dcb03e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap3/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ENTRY(save_boot_params)
 	ldr	r5, [r0, #0x4]
 	and	r5, r5, #0xff
 	str	r5, [r4]
-	bx	lr
+	b	save_boot_params_ret
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 70048c10aee6736117e078931b75c4b6ba7756a5..9b49ece2d650e199a1ed3415ed2ae47794f20fab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 
 	.globl	reset
+	.globl	save_boot_params_ret
 
 reset:
-	bl	save_boot_params
+	/* Allow the board to save important registers */
+	b	save_boot_params
+save_boot_params_ret:
 	/*
 	 * disable interrupts (FIQ and IRQ), also set the cpu to SVC32 mode,
 	 * except if in HYP mode already
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ ENDPROC(c_runtime_cpu_setup)
  *
  *************************************************************************/
 ENTRY(save_boot_params)
-	bx	lr			@ back to my caller
+	b	save_boot_params_ret		@ back to my caller
 ENDPROC(save_boot_params)
 	.weak	save_boot_params
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index 89f22946895301b09a183ead75503ae4dff0f1b2..7820486df00e50405c31d079c497ecdb6a562ed0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@ void flush_l3_cache(void);
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+/**
+ * save_boot_params() - Save boot parameters before starting reset sequence
+ *
+ * If you provide this function it will be called immediately U-Boot starts,
+ * both for SPL and U-Boot proper.
+ *
+ * All registers are unchanged from U-Boot entry. No registers need be
+ * preserved.
+ *
+ * This is not a normal C function. There is no stack. Return by branching to
+ * save_boot_params_ret.
+ *
+ * void save_boot_params(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3);
+ */
+
 #define isb() __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
 
 #define nop() __asm__ __volatile__("mov\tr0,r0\t@ nop\n\t");
diff --git a/board/nokia/rx51/lowlevel_init.S b/board/nokia/rx51/lowlevel_init.S
index e25290966c5d85668f4d147a748d6f6b14bb84df..9d4ea1b3f90e68d2670b914bd2f4e82180970f9a 100644
--- a/board/nokia/rx51/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/nokia/rx51/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ ih_magic:		/* IH_MAGIC in big endian from include/image.h */
 
 .global save_boot_params
 save_boot_params:
-
+	/* Get return address */
+	ldr	lr, =save_boot_params_ret
 
 /* Copy valid attached kernel to address KERNEL_ADDRESS */