diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
index 02c706e..94eb0d3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@
 	 * been done in the SPL u-boot version.
 	 */
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
+
+	/*
+	 * The GD (global data) struct needs to get cleared. Lets do
+	 * this by calling memset().
+	 * This function is called when the platform is build with SPL
+	 * support from the main (full-blown) U-Boot. And the GD needs
+	 * to get cleared (again) so that the following generic
+	 * board support code, defined via CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD,
+	 * initializes all variables correctly.
+	 */
+	mr	r3, r2		/* parameter 1:	 GD pointer		*/
+	li	r4,0		/* parameter 2:	 value to fill		*/
+	li	r5,GD_SIZE	/* parameter 3:	 count			*/
+	bl	memset
+
 	bl	board_init_f	/* run 1st part of board init code (in Flash)*/
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
 #else
diff --git a/include/configs/a3m071.h b/include/configs/a3m071.h
index a4050f3..120fdc6 100644
--- a/include/configs/a3m071.h
+++ b/include/configs/a3m071.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_MPC5200
 #define CONFIG_A3M071			/* A3M071 board */
+#define CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 
 #define	CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE	0x01000000	/* boot low for 32 MiB boards */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/a4m072.h b/include/configs/a4m072.h
index cc88ac1..3c67655 100644
--- a/include/configs/a4m072.h
+++ b/include/configs/a4m072.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_MPC5200		1	/* This is a MPC5200 CPU */
 #define CONFIG_A4M072		1	/* ... on A4M072 board */
 #define CONFIG_MPC5200_DDR	1	/* ... use DDR RAM */
+#define CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
+#define CONFIG_SYS_GENERIC_BOARD
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE	0xFE000000