diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 88ff0424a7..72446f6da5 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -598,6 +598,11 @@ static int display_new_sp(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int setup_bdinfo(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_PPC) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_SH)
 static int setup_board_part1(void)
@@ -975,6 +980,7 @@ static const init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
 	reserve_stacks,
 	dram_init_banksize,
 	show_dram_config,
+	setup_bdinfo,
 #if defined(CONFIG_M68K) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS) || defined(CONFIG_PPC) || \
 	defined(CONFIG_SH)
 	setup_board_part1,
diff --git a/include/init.h b/include/init.h
index de408baf89..f2cd770079 100644
--- a/include/init.h
+++ b/include/init.h
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ int arch_reserve_stacks(void);
  */
 int arch_reserve_mmu(void);
 
+/**
+ * setup_bdinfo() - Generic boardinfo setup
+ *
+ * Routine for populating various generic boardinfo fields of
+ * gd->bd. It is called during the generic board init sequence.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if OK
+ */
+int setup_bdinfo(void);
+
 /**
  * init_cache_f_r() - Turn on the cache in preparation for relocation
  *