diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
index fd56c99..071b13b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/cpu.c
@@ -220,9 +220,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function is not called from the SPL U-Boot version
+ */
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 	struct pl310_regs *const pl310 =
 		(struct pl310_regs *)CONFIG_SYS_PL310_BASE;
 
@@ -233,13 +235,11 @@
 	 * still locked to cache.
 	 */
 	mmu_disable();
-#endif
 
 	/* Linux expects the internal registers to be at 0xf1000000 */
 	writel(SOC_REGS_PHY_BASE, INTREG_BASE_ADDR_REG);
 	set_cbar(SOC_REGS_PHY_BASE + 0xC000);
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 	/*
 	 * From this stage on, the SoC detection is working. As we have
 	 * configured the internal register base to the value used
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@
 	icache_disable();
 	dcache_disable();
 	clrbits_le32(&pl310->pl310_ctrl, L2X0_CTRL_EN);
-#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to call mvebu_mbus_probe() before calling
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/include/mach/soc.h b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/include/mach/soc.h
index 2be8cba..b78da25 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/include/mach/soc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/include/mach/soc.h
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@
 #define INTREG_BASE_ADDR_REG	(INTREG_BASE + 0x20080)
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 /*
- * On A38x switching the regs base address without running from
- * SDRAM doesn't seem to work. So let the SPL still use the
- * default base address and switch to the new address in the
- * main u-boot later.
+ * The SPL U-Boot version still runs with the default
+ * address for the internal registers, configured by
+ * the BootROM. Only the main U-Boot version uses the
+ * new internal register base address, that also is
+ * required for the Linux kernel.
  */
 #define SOC_REGS_PHY_BASE	0xd0000000
 #else
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
index 4eeef2d..832df0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/spl.c
@@ -36,19 +36,6 @@
 {
 	int ret;
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_MVEBU_BOOTROM_UARTBOOT
-	/*
-	 * Only call arch_cpu_init() when not returning to the
-	 * Marvell BootROM, which is done when booting via
-	 * the xmodem protocol (kwboot tool). Otherwise the
-	 * internal register will get remapped and the BootROM
-	 * can't continue to run correctly.
-	 */
-
-	/* Linux expects the internal registers to be at 0xf1000000 */
-	arch_cpu_init();
-#endif
-
 	/*
 	 * Pin muxing needs to be done before UART output, since
 	 * on A38x the UART pins need some re-muxing for output