diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
index 7802f40..96b4bd3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/relocate.c
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ int copy_uboot_to_ram(void)
 {
 	size_t len = (size_t)&__image_copy_end - (size_t)&__image_copy_start;
 
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_SKIP_RELOC)
+		return 0;
+
 	memcpy((void *)gd->relocaddr, (void *)&__image_copy_start, len);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ int do_elf_reloc_fixups(void)
 	Elf32_Rela *re_src = (Elf32_Rela *)(&__rel_dyn_start);
 	Elf32_Rela *re_end = (Elf32_Rela *)(&__rel_dyn_end);
 
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_SKIP_RELOC)
+		return 0;
+
 	debug("Section .rela.dyn is located at %08x-%08x\n",
 	      (unsigned int)re_src, (unsigned int)re_end);
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/start.S b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
index ac9944c..c78dd00 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/start.S
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/start.S
@@ -78,7 +78,13 @@ ENTRY(_start)
 
 	/* Zero the one and only argument of "board_init_f" */
 	mov_s	%r0, 0
-	j	board_init_f
+	bl	board_init_f
+
+	/* We only get here if relocation is disabled by GD_FLG_SKIP_RELOC */
+	/* Make sure we don't lose GD overwritten by zero new GD */
+	mov	%r0, %r25
+	mov	%r1, 0
+	bl	board_init_r
 ENDPROC(_start)
 
 /*
diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 62588c5..ae8bdb7 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -900,7 +900,8 @@ void board_init_f(ulong boot_flags)
 		hang();
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_ARM) && !defined(CONFIG_SANDBOX) && \
-		!defined(CONFIG_EFI_APP) && !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(X86_64)
+		!defined(CONFIG_EFI_APP) && !CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(X86_64) && \
+		!defined(CONFIG_ARC)
 	/* NOTREACHED - jump_to_copy() does not return */
 	hang();
 #endif