diff --git a/arch/mips/mach-ath79/ar934x/cpu.c b/arch/mips/mach-ath79/ar934x/cpu.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+
+/* The lowlevel_init() is not needed on AR934x */
+void lowlevel_init(void) {}