diff --git a/cpu/microblaze/start.S b/cpu/microblaze/start.S
index 29481af..4538158 100644
--- a/cpu/microblaze/start.S
+++ b/cpu/microblaze/start.S
@@ -117,3 +117,36 @@ clear_bss:
 3:	/* jumping to board_init */
 	brai	board_init
 1:	bri	1b
+
+/*
+ * Read 16bit little endian
+ */
+	.text
+	.global	in16
+	.ent	in16
+	.align	2
+in16:	lhu	r3, r0, r5
+	bslli	r4, r3, 8
+	bsrli	r3, r3, 8
+	andi	r4, r4, 0xffff
+	or	r3, r3, r4
+	rtsd	r15, 8
+	sext16	r3, r3
+	.end	in16
+
+/*
+ * Write 16bit little endian
+ * first parameter(r5) - address, second(r6) - short value
+ */
+	.text
+	.global	out16
+	.ent	out16
+	.align	2
+out16:	bslli	r3, r6, 8
+	bsrli	r6, r6, 8
+	andi	r3, r3, 0xffff
+	or	r3, r3, r6
+	sh	r3, r0, r5
+	rtsd	r15, 8
+	or	r0, r0, r0
+	.end	out16
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index b162dbd..40fbba5 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ void		ppcDcbi(unsigned long value);
 void		ppcSync(void);
 void		ppcDcbz(unsigned long value);
 #endif
+#if defined (CONFIG_MICROBLAZE)
+unsigned short	in16(unsigned int);
+void		out16(unsigned int, unsigned short value);
+#endif
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_MPC83XX)
 void		ppcDWload(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int *ret);