diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 8c7775a..d986cde 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # core
 ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
+obj-y += init/
 obj-y += main.o
 obj-y += exports.o
 obj-y += hash.o
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 613332e..62570ab 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -1030,32 +1030,3 @@
 	hang();
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
-
-/* Unfortunately x86 can't compile this code as gd cannot be assigned */
-#ifndef CONFIG_X86
-__weak void arch_setup_gd(struct global_data *gd_ptr)
-{
-	gd = gd_ptr;
-}
-#endif /* !CONFIG_X86 */
-
-ulong board_init_f_mem(ulong top)
-{
-	struct global_data *gd_ptr;
-
-	/* Leave space for the stack we are running with now */
-	top -= 0x40;
-
-	top -= sizeof(struct global_data);
-	top = ALIGN(top, 16);
-	gd_ptr = (struct global_data *)top;
-	memset(gd_ptr, '\0', sizeof(*gd));
-	arch_setup_gd(gd_ptr);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN
-	top -= CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN;
-	gd->malloc_base = top;
-#endif
-
-	return top;
-}
diff --git a/common/init/Makefile b/common/init/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4902635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/init/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Google, Inc
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier:      GPL-2.0+
+#
+
+obj-y += board_init.o
diff --git a/common/init/board_init.c b/common/init/board_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7ebca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/init/board_init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Code shared between SPL and U-Boot proper
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Google, Inc
+ * Written by Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+/* Unfortunately x86 can't compile this code as gd cannot be assigned */
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86
+__weak void arch_setup_gd(struct global_data *gd_ptr)
+{
+	gd = gd_ptr;
+}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_X86 */
+
+ulong board_init_f_mem(ulong top)
+{
+	struct global_data *gd_ptr;
+
+	/* Leave space for the stack we are running with now */
+	top -= 0x40;
+
+	top -= sizeof(struct global_data);
+	top = ALIGN(top, 16);
+	gd_ptr = (struct global_data *)top;
+	memset(gd_ptr, '\0', sizeof(*gd));
+	arch_setup_gd(gd_ptr);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F)
+	top -= CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN;
+	gd->malloc_base = top;
+#endif
+
+	return top;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 58442f1..2df93c8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/
 
 libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_FRAMEWORK) += common/spl/
+libs-y += common/init/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_LIBCOMMON_SUPPORT) += common/
 libs-$(CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT) += disk/
 libs-y += drivers/