diff --git a/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c b/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
index 4df4e9b..1f0e67a 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/guruplug/guruplug.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * default gpio configuration
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@
 		0
 	};
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(kwmpp_config);
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int board_init(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * arch number of board
 	 */
diff --git a/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c b/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
index 93d1400..80fd20b 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/mv88f6281gtw_ge/mv88f6281gtw_ge.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * default gpio configuration
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@
 		0
 	};
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(kwmpp_config);
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int board_init(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * arch number of board
 	 */
diff --git a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
index d006b2d..10109c1 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/openrd_base/openrd_base.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * default gpio configuration
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@
 	};
 
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(kwmpp_config);
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int board_init(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * arch number of board
 	 */
diff --git a/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c b/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
index 0d76146..e69e035 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/rd6281a/rd6281a.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * default gpio configuration
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@
 		0
 	};
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(kwmpp_config);
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int board_init(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * arch number of board
 	 */
diff --git a/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c b/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
index 173a7b8..d7dc80c 100644
--- a/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
+++ b/board/Marvell/sheevaplug/sheevaplug.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-int board_init(void)
+int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * default gpio configuration
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@
 		0
 	};
 	kirkwood_mpp_conf(kwmpp_config);
+	return 0;
+}
 
+int board_init(void)
+{
 	/*
 	 * arch number of board
 	 */
diff --git a/include/configs/mv-common.h b/include/configs/mv-common.h
index bdcebd3..2b19a34 100644
--- a/include/configs/mv-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/mv-common.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET	/* some code reduction */
 #define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT	/* call arch_cpu_init() */
 #define CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT	/* call arch_misc_init() */
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F /* call board_init_f for early inits */ 
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO	/* Display cpu info */
 #define CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS	4
 #define CONFIG_STACKSIZE	0x00100000	/* regular stack- 1M */