diff --git a/README b/README
index c128a6c5b56f01fcc897b82060a5f536a2ed2d4a..c9fedd8011e227562b1dad777c139aa9a0c33dca 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1997,6 +1997,14 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		example, some LED's) on your board. At the moment,
 		the following checkpoints are implemented:
 
+- Standalone program support:
+		CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR
+
+		This option allows to define board specific values
+		for the address where standalone program gets loaded,
+		thus overwriting the architecutre dependent default
+		settings.
+
 Legacy uImage format:
 
   Arg	Where			When
diff --git a/arch/arm/config.mk b/arch/arm/config.mk
index a6a47424518d1a2c5169377a6c8b714eef268a81..fcc26a2f3006023ad74ce77c51614b9f076c00e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arm/config.mk
@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= arm-linux-
 
-ifeq ($(BOARD),omap2420h4)
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x80300000
-else
+ifndef CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR
 ifeq ($(SOC),omap3)
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x80300000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x80300000
 else
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0xc100000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0xc100000
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/arch/avr32/config.mk b/arch/avr32/config.mk
index 1121ca1cc253f0d05eeacab26a7a54a663db072c..9488c49132832e02a6d9d80f539012be5755193b 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/config.mk
+++ b/arch/avr32/config.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= avr32-linux-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x00000000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x00000000
 
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS	+= -ffixed-r5 -fPIC -mno-init-got -mrelax
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS	+= --relax
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/config.mk b/arch/blackfin/config.mk
index 95cf7db2b400174a96b1e3a065a6aeb067e0b964..f0909e95d2e1e7230d24a18e739dfda0339f1e27 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/config.mk
+++ b/arch/blackfin/config.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= bfin-uclinux-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x1000 -m elf32bfin
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x1000 -m elf32bfin
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BFIN_CPU),)
 CONFIG_BFIN_CPU := \
diff --git a/arch/i386/config.mk b/arch/i386/config.mk
index 47e0fb4c789bfdeacf9dedb2375328866979d53d..e9452012a66aa8bb246939202a43c7b7b848e0ed 100644
--- a/arch/i386/config.mk
+++ b/arch/i386/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x40000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x40000
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -fno-strict-aliasing
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -Wstrict-prototypes
diff --git a/arch/m68k/config.mk b/arch/m68k/config.mk
index 749c38968ab1823cb403d2a063e7c73fad0a77a0..863f3ddbc6a641566632706e367b223c6a1ab606 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/config.mk
+++ b/arch/m68k/config.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= m68k-elf-
 
 clibdir = $(shell dirname `$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -print-file-name=libc.a`)
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x20000 -L $(clibdir)
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x20000 -L $(clibdir)
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_M68K -D__M68K__
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS  += -n
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/config.mk b/arch/microblaze/config.mk
index c3c9f958c0b1dac5b6d9170bb09507870d8e491c..abea70bb0d79ebf455d803aa407c10b212217a7b 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/config.mk
+++ b/arch/microblaze/config.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= mb-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x80F00000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x80F00000
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -ffixed-r31 -D__microblaze__
diff --git a/arch/mips/config.mk b/arch/mips/config.mk
index aa06761ae35f9ac994487265e9cc13271cd7b77b..318d34b1e6887198bea8d15ff9df09b28a2ded8a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/config.mk
+++ b/arch/mips/config.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= mips_4KC-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x80200000 -T mips.lds
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x80200000 -T mips.lds
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_MIPS -D__MIPS__
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/config.mk b/arch/powerpc/config.mk
index 8d72fbd7ecdcbdad4f9fd7faed510887a270b479..3afc439e58c575d1d92da994badcbbd1da8dbbc2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/powerpc/config.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= ppc_8xx-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x40000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x40000
 LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fpic -mrelocatable -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-msingle-pic-base,)
diff --git a/arch/sh/config.mk b/arch/sh/config.mk
index cd851f59c49eaaa06e349c0970b33cb4e360f549..af57307574f3c260612a62fda351d21f7e037748 100644
--- a/arch/sh/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sh/config.mk
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= sh4-linux-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x8C000000
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x8C000000
 ifeq ($(CPU),sh2)
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR += -EB
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR += -EB
 endif
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SH -D__SH__
diff --git a/arch/sparc/config.mk b/arch/sparc/config.mk
index 4de6515ef49d187038188573cc152eddabd40a69..cae7478e28055eaab7a76b428a683e281d8028be 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/sparc/config.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 
 CROSS_COMPILE ?= sparc-elf-
 
-STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR = 0x00000000 -L $(gcclibdir) -T sparc.lds
+CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x00000000 -L $(gcclibdir) -T sparc.lds
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SPARC -D__sparc__
diff --git a/examples/standalone/Makefile b/examples/standalone/Makefile
index c1dfdce581d8f1823754ab8089ac1b304c52eb58..66b5d24f032b812fac4ac65a080277ab47cd385b 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/Makefile
+++ b/examples/standalone/Makefile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(LIBOBJS)
 
 $(ELF):
 $(obj)%:	$(obj)%.o $(LIB)
-		$(LD) -g -Ttext $(STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR) \
+		$(LD) -g -Ttext $(CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR) \
 			-o $@ -e $(SYM_PREFIX)$(notdir $(<:.o=)) $< $(LIB) \
 			-L$(gcclibdir) -lgcc
 
diff --git a/include/configs/omap2420h4.h b/include/configs/omap2420h4.h
index 7161ab18ca38167794172040799f7afbc9ef7893..2888c7bfbc6f6143467db80aae11f5fe901d95c4 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap2420h4.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap2420h4.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 /*#define CONFIG_APTIX           1    #* define if on APTIX test chip */
 /*#define CONFIG_VIRTIO          1    #* Using Virtio simulator */
 
+#define CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR	0x80300000
+
 /* Clock config to target*/
 #define PRCM_CONFIG_II	1
 /* #define PRCM_CONFIG_III		1 */