diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
index 50974ba743..4e09969264 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/sunxi/board.c
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ void reset_cpu(ulong addr)
 /* do some early init */
 void s_init(void)
 {
+#if !defined CONFIG_SPL_BUILD && defined CONFIG_SUN7I
+	/* Enable SMP mode for CPU0, by setting bit 6 of Auxiliary Ctl reg */
+	asm volatile(
+		"mrc p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1\n"
+		"orr r0, r0, #0x40\n"
+		"mcr p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 1\n");
+#endif
+
 	watchdog_init();
 	clock_init();
 	gpio_init();