diff --git a/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/sc520_timer.c b/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/sc520_timer.c
index eca48e0c12..d5617e91f6 100644
--- a/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/sc520_timer.c
+++ b/arch/i386/cpu/sc520/sc520_timer.c
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ int timer_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Allow boards to override udelay implementation */
 void __udelay(unsigned long usec)
+	__attribute__((weak, alias("sc520_udelay")));
+
+void sc520_udelay(unsigned long usec)
 {
 	int m = 0;
 	long u;
diff --git a/arch/i386/include/asm/ic/sc520.h b/arch/i386/include/asm/ic/sc520.h
index 57c9904422..20384a4a8c 100644
--- a/arch/i386/include/asm/ic/sc520.h
+++ b/arch/i386/include/asm/ic/sc520.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 void init_sc520(void);
 unsigned long init_sc520_dram(void);
+void sc520_udelay(unsigned long usec);
 
 /* Memory mapped configuration registers */
 typedef struct sc520_mmcr {