diff --git a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
index 0d7bed58d8..ccd4ec955b 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/microblaze-generic/microblaze-generic.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int do_reset(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int gpio_init (void)
+static int gpio_init(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_XILINX_GPIO
 	reset_pin = gpio_alloc(CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_0_ADDR, "reset", 1);
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ int gpio_init (void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void board_init(void)
+int board_late_init(void)
 {
 	gpio_init();
+
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
index 3cbec659a1..97a0d86b91 100644
--- a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
+++ b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 # define CONFIG_XILINX_GPIO
 # define CONFIG_SYS_GPIO_0_ADDR		XILINX_GPIO_BASEADDR
 #endif
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 /* interrupt controller */
 #ifdef XILINX_INTC_BASEADDR