diff --git a/cmd/riscv/Makefile b/cmd/riscv/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_EXCEPTION) += exception.o
diff --git a/cmd/riscv/exception.c b/cmd/riscv/exception.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * The 'exception' command can be used for testing exception handling.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+
+static int do_undefined(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
+			char * const argv[])
+{
+	asm volatile (".word 0xffffffff\n");
+	return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+}
+
+static cmd_tbl_t cmd_sub[] = {
+	U_BOOT_CMD_MKENT(undefined, CONFIG_SYS_MAXARGS, 1, do_undefined,
+			 "", ""),
+};
+
+static char exception_help_text[] =
+	"<ex>\n"
+	"  The following exceptions are available:\n"
+	"  undefined  - undefined instruction\n"
+	;
+
+#include <exception.h>