diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
index 68807d20997..6259ffa5108 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
@@ -83,3 +83,8 @@ int cleanup_before_linux(void)
 {
 	return cleanup_before_linux_select(CBL_ALL);
 }
+
+void allow_unaligned(void)
+{
+	v7_arch_cp15_allow_unaligned();
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sctlr.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sctlr.S
index bd56e41afe1..d44b21498f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sctlr.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sctlr.S
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 /*
- * void allow_unaligned(void) - allow unaligned access
+ * void v7_arch_cp15_allow_unaligned(void) - allow unaligned access
  *
  * This routine clears the aligned flag in the system control register.
  * After calling this routine unaligned access does no longer lead to a
  * data abort but is handled by the CPU.
  */
-ENTRY(allow_unaligned)
+ENTRY(v7_arch_cp15_allow_unaligned)
 	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ load system control register
 	bic	r0, r0, #2		@ clear aligned flag
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0	@ write system control register
 	bx	lr			@ return
-ENDPROC(allow_unaligned)
+ENDPROC(v7_arch_cp15_allow_unaligned)
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
index 2fb824b69e2..c002998ac0b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/armv7.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ void v7_arch_cp15_set_l2aux_ctrl(u32 l2auxctrl, u32 cpu_midr,
 				 u32 cpu_rev);
 void v7_arch_cp15_set_acr(u32 acr, u32 cpu_midr, u32 cpu_rev_comb,
 			  u32 cpu_variant, u32 cpu_rev);
+void v7_arch_cp15_allow_unaligned(void);
 #endif /* ! __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif