diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
index 5eb17f9d55..317eb61049 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ enum {
 
 #define MHz		1000000
 
+char *get_reset_cause(void);
+
 #endif /* _ROCKCHIP_CLOCK_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
index 5b38526fe0..ef4898e00c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ obj-tpl-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_PX30) += px30-board-tpl.o
 
 obj-spl-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3036) += rk3036-board-spl.o
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3288)$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_RK3399), y)
+obj-y += cpu-info.o
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)$(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),)
 
 # Always include boot_mode.o, as we bypass it (i.e. turn it off)
@@ -22,7 +26,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)$(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),)
 # we can have the preprocessor correctly recognise both 0x0 and 0
 # meaning "turn it off".
 obj-y += boot_mode.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO) += cpu-info.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_COMMON_BOARD) += board.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R) += misc.o
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
index 21ca9dedce..76a840e2c3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch-rockchip/hardware.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
-static char *get_reset_cause(void)
+char *get_reset_cause(void)
 {
 	struct rockchip_cru *cru = rockchip_get_cru();
 	char *cause = NULL;
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ static char *get_reset_cause(void)
 		cause = "unknown reset";
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * reset_reason env is used by rk3288, due to special use case
-	 * to figure it the boot behavior. so keep this as it is.
-	 */
-	env_set("reset_reason", cause);
-
 	/*
 	 * Clear glb_rst_st, so we can determine the last reset cause
 	 * for following resets.
@@ -56,12 +50,22 @@ static char *get_reset_cause(void)
 	return cause;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO
 int print_cpuinfo(void)
 {
+	char *cause = get_reset_cause();
+
 	printf("SoC: Rockchip %s\n", CONFIG_SYS_SOC);
-	printf("Reset cause: %s\n", get_reset_cause());
+	printf("Reset cause: %s\n", cause);
+
+	/**
+	 * reset_reason env is used by rk3288, due to special use case
+	 * to figure it the boot behavior. so keep this as it is.
+	 */
+	env_set("reset_reason", cause);
 
 	/* TODO print operating temparature and clock */
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif