diff --git a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
index e3ee4cd..2d424a2 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
@@ -181,6 +181,46 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static int global_board_data_init(void)
+{
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_ADDR
+# define CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_ADDR 0
+#endif
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_BD_INFO_ADDR
+# define CONFIG_SYS_BD_INFO_ADDR 0
+#endif
+
+	bd_t *bd;
+
+	if (CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_ADDR) {
+		gd = (gd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_ADDR);
+		memset((void *)gd, 0, GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE);
+	} else {
+		static gd_t _bfin_gd;
+		gd = &_bfin_gd;
+	}
+
+	if (CONFIG_SYS_BD_INFO_ADDR) {
+		bd = (bd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_BD_INFO_ADDR);
+		memset(bd, 0, GENERATED_BD_INFO_SIZE);
+	} else {
+		static bd_t _bfin_bd;
+		bd = &_bfin_bd;
+	}
+	gd->bd = bd;
+
+	bd->bi_r_version = version_string;
+	bd->bi_cpu = MK_STR(CONFIG_BFIN_CPU);
+	bd->bi_board_name = BFIN_BOARD_NAME;
+	bd->bi_vco = get_vco();
+	bd->bi_cclk = get_cclk();
+	bd->bi_sclk = get_sclk();
+	bd->bi_memstart = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE;
+	bd->bi_memsize = CONFIG_SYS_MAX_RAM_SIZE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * All attempts to come up with a "common" initialization sequence
  * that works for all boards and architectures failed: some of the
@@ -201,7 +241,6 @@
 
 void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 {
-	bd_t *bd;
 	char buf[32];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
@@ -234,21 +273,8 @@
 		hang();
 #endif
 	serial_early_puts("Init global data\n");
-	gd = (gd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_GBL_DATA_ADDR);
-	memset((void *)gd, 0, GENERATED_GBL_DATA_SIZE);
 
-	bd = (bd_t *) (CONFIG_SYS_BD_INFO_ADDR);
-	gd->bd = bd;
-	memset((void *)bd, 0, GENERATED_BD_INFO_SIZE);
-
-	bd->bi_r_version = version_string;
-	bd->bi_cpu = MK_STR(CONFIG_BFIN_CPU);
-	bd->bi_board_name = BFIN_BOARD_NAME;
-	bd->bi_vco = get_vco();
-	bd->bi_cclk = get_cclk();
-	bd->bi_sclk = get_sclk();
-	bd->bi_memstart = CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE;
-	bd->bi_memsize = CONFIG_SYS_MAX_RAM_SIZE;
+	global_board_data_init();
 
 	/* Initialize */
 	serial_early_puts("IRQ init\n");
@@ -276,7 +302,7 @@
 
 	if (CONFIG_MEM_SIZE) {
 		printf("RAM:   ");
-		print_size(bd->bi_memsize, "\n");
+		print_size(gd->bd->bi_memsize, "\n");
 	}
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST)