diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/syscounter.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/syscounter.c
index 9290918..1d4ebfe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/syscounter.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/syscounter.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int timer_init(void)
 	unsigned long val, freq;
 
 	freq = CONFIG_SC_TIMER_CLK;
-	asm("mcr p15, 0, %0, c14, c0, 0" : : "r" (freq));
+	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c14, c0, 0" : : "r" (freq));
 
 	writel(freq, &sctr->cntfid0);
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ unsigned long long get_ticks(void)
 {
 	unsigned long long now;
 
-	asm("mrrc p15, 0, %Q0, %R0, c14" : "=r" (now));
+	asm volatile("mrrc p15, 0, %Q0, %R0, c14" : "=r" (now));
 
 	gd->arch.tbl = (unsigned long)(now & 0xffffffff);
 	gd->arch.tbu = (unsigned long)(now >> 32);
diff --git a/tools/imximage.c b/tools/imximage.c
index eb7e682..ed9d935 100644
--- a/tools/imximage.c
+++ b/tools/imximage.c
@@ -777,11 +777,6 @@ static uint32_t parse_cfg_file(struct imx_header *imxhdr, char *name)
 	(*set_dcd_rst)(imxhdr, dcd_len, name, lineno);
 	fclose(fd);
 
-	/* Exit if there is no BOOT_FROM field specifying the flash_offset */
-	if (imximage_ivt_offset == FLASH_OFFSET_UNDEFINED) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error: No BOOT_FROM tag in %s\n", name);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
 	return dcd_len;
 }