diff --git a/README b/README
index bdce275..a620f0a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3222,6 +3222,13 @@
 	its config.mk file). If you find problems enabling this option on
 	your board please report the problem and send patches!
 
+- CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
+	This is set by architectures that use offsets for link symbols
+	instead of absolute values. So bss_start is obtained using an
+	offset _bss_start_ofs from CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, rather than
+	directly. You should not need to touch this setting.
+
+
 The following definitions that deal with the placement and management
 of environment data (variable area); in general, we support the
 following configurations:
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 42042cc..b625ccb 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -107,8 +107,13 @@
 {
 	ulong bss_start, bss_end;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
 	bss_start = _bss_start_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
 	bss_end = _bss_end_ofs + _TEXT_BASE;
+#else
+	bss_start = (ulong)&__bss_start;
+	bss_end = (ulong)&__bss_end;
+#endif
 	debug("U-Boot code: %08X -> %08lX  BSS: -> %08lX\n",
 	      CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE, bss_start, bss_end);
 
@@ -174,7 +179,11 @@
 
 static int setup_mon_len(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
 	gd->mon_len = _bss_end_ofs;
+#else
+	gd->mon_len = (ulong)&__bss_end - (ulong)&__text_start;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +199,11 @@
 	gd->fdt_blob = _binary_dt_dtb_start;
 #elif defined CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE
 	/* FDT is at end of image */
+# ifdef CONFIG_SYS_SYM_OFFSETS
 	gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(_end_ofs + CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE);
+# else
+	gd->fdt_blob = (ulong *)&_end;
+# endif
 #endif
 	/* Allow the early environment to override the fdt address */
 	gd->fdt_blob = (void *)getenv_ulong("fdtcontroladdr", 16,
@@ -483,6 +496,7 @@
 }
 
 static init_fnc_t init_sequence_f[] = {
+	zero_global_data,
 	setup_fdt,
 	setup_mon_len,
 	arch_cpu_init,		/* basic arch cpu dependent setup */