diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/image.c b/arch/arm/lib/image.c
index 1a04e2b..699bf44 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/image.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/image.c
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ struct Image_header {
 	uint32_t	res5;
 };
 
-int booti_setup(ulong image, ulong *relocated_addr, ulong *size)
+int booti_setup(ulong image, ulong *relocated_addr, ulong *size,
+		bool force_reloc)
 {
 	struct Image_header *ih;
 	uint64_t dst;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ int booti_setup(ulong image, ulong *relocated_addr, ulong *size)
 	 * images->ep.  Otherwise, relocate the image to the base of RAM
 	 * since memory below it is not accessible via the linear mapping.
 	 */
-	if (le64_to_cpu(ih->flags) & BIT(3))
+	if (!force_reloc && (le64_to_cpu(ih->flags) & BIT(3)))
 		dst = image - text_offset;
 	else
 		dst = gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start;
diff --git a/cmd/booti.c b/cmd/booti.c
index 45fbb99..04353b6 100644
--- a/cmd/booti.c
+++ b/cmd/booti.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static int booti_start(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 		debug("*  kernel: cmdline image address = 0x%08lx\n", ld);
 	}
 
-	ret = booti_setup(ld, &relocated_addr, &image_size);
+	ret = booti_setup(ld, &relocated_addr, &image_size, false);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 95d5934..420b8ff 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "compiler.h"
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 /* Define this to avoid #ifdefs later on */
 struct lmb;
@@ -881,9 +882,11 @@ int bootz_setup(ulong image, ulong *start, ulong *end);
  * @image: Address of image
  * @start: Returns start address of image
  * @size : Returns size image
+ * @force_reloc: Ignore image->ep field, always place image to RAM start
  * @return 0 if OK, 1 if the image was not recognised
  */
-int booti_setup(ulong image, ulong *relocated_addr, ulong *size);
+int booti_setup(ulong image, ulong *relocated_addr, ulong *size,
+		bool force_reloc);
 
 /*******************************************************************/
 /* New uImage format specific code (prefixed with fit_) */