diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
index 7f1fc18..be27dd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/Makefile
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
 
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(CPU).o
 
-START	= start.o start16.o resetvec.o
+START-y	= start.o
+RESET_OBJS-$(CONFIG_X86_NO_RESET_VECTOR) += resetvec.o start16.o
 COBJS	= interrupts.o cpu.o
 
 SRCS	:= $(START:.o=.S) $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
-START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START))
+START	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(START-y) $(RESET_OBJS-))
 
 all:	$(obj).depend $(START) $(LIB)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
index a1ecefa..0c6f0e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/u-boot.lds
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 	__bios_start = LOADADDR(.bios);
 	__bios_size = SIZEOF(.bios);
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_NO_RESET_VECTOR
+
 	/*
 	 * The following expressions place the 16-bit Real-Mode code and
 	 * Reset Vector at the end of the Flash ROM
@@ -95,4 +97,5 @@
 
 	. = RESET_VEC_LOC;
 	.resetvec : AT (CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE + (CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_LEN - RESET_SEG_SIZE + RESET_VEC_LOC)) { KEEP(*(.resetvec)); }
+#endif
 }