diff --git a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
index 38f04a3f6207..c3db70ed33b3 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/platform/coldfire/head.S
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ _start:
 #if defined(CONFIG_UBOOT)
 	movel	%sp,_init_sp			/* save initial stack pointer */
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MBAR
+	movel	#CONFIG_MBAR+1,%d0		/* configured MBAR address */
+	movec	%d0,%MBAR			/* set it */
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 *	Do any platform or board specific setup now. Most boards