diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index bab2868488f3fc2681ce17b1df10d954060e1bca..a05d36d726284345d41942bd4c6a58601f4194ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ _nand_boot_ofs:
 #else
 jump_2_ram:
 	ldr	r0, _board_init_r_ofs
-	adr	r1, _start
+	ldr     r1, _TEXT_BASE
 	add	lr, r0, r1
 	add	lr, lr, r9
 	/* setup parameters for board_init_r */