diff --git a/common/spl/spl_legacy.c b/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
index 772135193e..d0fc4b111e 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_legacy.c
@@ -51,3 +51,20 @@ int spl_parse_legacy_header(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int spl_load_legacy_img(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			const struct image_header *header,
+			uintptr_t dataptr, struct spl_load_info *info)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = spl_parse_image_header(spl_image, header);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	dataptr = (uintptr_t)header + sizeof(struct image_header);
+	info->read(info, dataptr, spl_image->size,
+		   (void *)(unsigned long)spl_image->load_addr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_nor.c b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
index cb8e06fe1f..d55165b772 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_nor.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_nor.c
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ unsigned long __weak spl_nor_get_uboot_base(void)
 static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 			      struct spl_boot_device *bootdev)
 {
-	int ret;
 	__maybe_unused const struct image_header *header;
 	__maybe_unused struct spl_load_info load;
-	struct image_header hdr;
-	uintptr_t dataptr;
 
 	/*
 	 * Loading of the payload to SDRAM is done with skipping of
@@ -45,6 +42,8 @@ static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 		header = (const struct image_header *)CONFIG_SYS_OS_BASE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT
 		if (image_get_magic(header) == FDT_MAGIC) {
+			int ret;
+
 			debug("Found FIT\n");
 			load.bl_len = 1;
 			load.read = spl_nor_load_read;
@@ -63,6 +62,7 @@ static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 #endif
 		if (image_get_os(header) == IH_OS_LINUX) {
 			/* happy - was a Linux */
+			int ret;
 
 			ret = spl_parse_image_header(spl_image, header);
 			if (ret)
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@ static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 		debug("Found FIT format U-Boot\n");
 		load.bl_len = 1;
 		load.read = spl_nor_load_read;
-		ret = spl_load_simple_fit(spl_image, &load,
-					  spl_nor_get_uboot_base(),
-					  (void *)header);
-
-		return ret;
+		return spl_load_simple_fit(spl_image, &load,
+					   spl_nor_get_uboot_base(),
+					   (void *)header);
 	}
 #endif
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_IMX_CONTAINER)) {
@@ -109,17 +107,19 @@ static int spl_nor_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 					      spl_nor_get_uboot_base());
 	}
 
-	ret = spl_parse_image_header(spl_image,
-			(const struct image_header *)spl_nor_get_uboot_base());
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_LEGACY_IMAGE_SUPPORT)) {
+		struct image_header hdr;
+		uintptr_t dataptr;
 
-	/* Payload image may not be aligned, so copy it for safety */
-	memcpy(&hdr, (void *)spl_nor_get_uboot_base(), sizeof(hdr));
-	dataptr = spl_nor_get_uboot_base() + sizeof(struct image_header);
+		/* Payload image may not be aligned, so copy it for safety */
+		memcpy(&hdr, (void *)spl_nor_get_uboot_base(), sizeof(hdr));
+		dataptr = spl_nor_get_uboot_base() + sizeof(hdr);
 
-	memcpy((void *)(unsigned long)spl_image->load_addr,
-	       (void *)dataptr, spl_image->size);
+		/* Legacy image handling */
+		load.bl_len = 1;
+		load.read = spl_nor_load_read;
+		return spl_load_legacy_img(spl_image, &hdr, dataptr, &load);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index 6087cd793c..5331591db5 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -219,6 +219,20 @@ int spl_load_simple_fit(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 #define SPL_COPY_PAYLOAD_ONLY	1
 #define SPL_FIT_FOUND		2
 
+/**
+ * spl_load_legacy_img() - Loads a legacy image from a device.
+ * @spl_image:	Image description to set up
+ * @dataptr:	Source location of the image
+ * @header:	Image header to parse
+ *
+ * Reads an legacy image from the device. Loads u-boot image to
+ * specified load address.
+ * Returns 0 on success.
+ */
+int spl_load_legacy_img(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+			const struct image_header *header,
+			uintptr_t dataptr, struct spl_load_info *load);
+
 /**
  * spl_load_imx_container() - Loads a imx container image from a device.
  * @spl_image:	Image description to set up
