diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/Makefile b/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
index b7ce5df..02607f7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 obj-y	+= cache.o
 obj-y	+= cache_init.o
+obj-y	+= stack.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM) += bootm.o
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/stack.c b/arch/mips/lib/stack.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c80f5fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/stack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
+int arch_reserve_stacks(void)
+{
+	/* reserve space for exception vector table */
+	gd->start_addr_sp -= 0x500;
+	gd->start_addr_sp &= ~0xFFF;
+	gd->irq_sp = gd->start_addr_sp;
+	debug("Reserving %d Bytes for exception vector at: %08lx\n",
+	      0x500, gd->start_addr_sp);
+
+	return 0;
+}