diff --git a/board/altera/socfpga/socfpga.c b/board/altera/socfpga/socfpga.c
index 20d221641b..a1dbc492c9 100644
--- a/board/altera/socfpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/board/altera/socfpga/socfpga.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+void s_init(void) {}
+
 /*
  * Miscellaneous platform dependent initialisations
  */