diff --git a/arch/i386/include/asm/u-boot-i386.h b/arch/i386/include/asm/u-boot-i386.h
index 521fd352bb..ce097a3bfa 100644
--- a/arch/i386/include/asm/u-boot-i386.h
+++ b/arch/i386/include/asm/u-boot-i386.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int cpu_init_interrupts(void);
 int board_init(void);
 int dram_init(void);
 
+void setup_pcat_compatibility(void);
+
 void isa_unmap_rom(u32 addr);
 u32 isa_map_rom(u32 bus_addr, int size);
 
diff --git a/arch/i386/lib/board.c b/arch/i386/lib/board.c
index 7115a2f39c..3f849f6542 100644
--- a/arch/i386/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/i386/lib/board.c
@@ -441,3 +441,10 @@ unsigned long do_go_exec (ulong (*entry)(int, char *[]), int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	return (entry) (argc, argv);
 }
+
+void setup_pcat_compatibility(void)
+	__attribute__((weak, alias("__setup_pcat_compatibility")));
+
+void __setup_pcat_compatibility(void)
+{
+}