diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 0fe9439a93..11e54595b1 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ typedef void (interrupt_handler_t)(void *);
 #define	TOTAL_MALLOC_LEN	CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN
 #endif
 
+/* startup functions */
+#include <init.h>
+
 /*
  * Function Prototypes
  */
@@ -464,16 +467,6 @@ u32	cpu_mask      (void);
 u32	cpu_dsp_mask(void);
 int	is_core_valid (unsigned int);
 
-/**
- * arch_cpu_init() - basic cpu-dependent setup for an architecture
- *
- * This is called after early malloc is available. It should handle any
- * CPU- or SoC- specific init needed to continue the init sequence. See
- * board_f.c for where it is called. If this is not provided, a default
- * version (which does nothing) will be used.
- */
-int arch_cpu_init(void);
-
 void s_init(void);
 
 int	checkcpu      (void);
diff --git a/include/init.h b/include/init.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..324fbe0475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2000-2009
+ * Wolfgang Denk, DENX Software Engineering, wd@denx.de.
+ *
+ * Copy the startup prototype, previously defined in common.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2018, STMicroelectronics - All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INIT_H_
+#define __INIT_H_	1
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__		/* put C only stuff in this section */
+
+/*
+ * Function Prototypes
+ */
+
+/* common/board_f.c */
+
+/**
+ * arch_cpu_init() - basic cpu-dependent setup for an architecture
+ *
+ * This is called after early malloc is available. It should handle any
+ * CPU- or SoC- specific init needed to continue the init sequence. See
+ * board_f.c for where it is called. If this is not provided, a default
+ * version (which does nothing) will be used.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, otherwise error
+ */
+int arch_cpu_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * mach_cpu_init() - SoC/machine dependent CPU setup
+ *
+ * This is called after arch_cpu_init(). It should handle any
+ * SoC or machine specific init needed to continue the init sequence. See
+ * board_f.c for where it is called. If this is not provided, a default
+ * version (which does nothing) will be used.
+ *
+ * @return: 0 on success, otherwise error
+ */
+int mach_cpu_init(void);
+
+/* common/board_r.c */
+
+#endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
+/* Put only stuff here that the assembler can digest */
+
+#endif	/* __INIT_H_ */