diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
index bed465199..972c05efb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/beagle/board.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 #include <i2c/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <usb/ehci.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_SERIAL_NS16550
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/beaglebone/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/beaglebone/board.c
index 70c60705b..3f2145368 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/beaglebone/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/beaglebone/board.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <usb/ehci.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
 #include <mach/am33xx-devices.h>
 #include <mach/am33xx-mux.h>
 #include <mach/wdt.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/panda/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/panda/board.c
index f1fbd5e94..2518d3a0c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/panda/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/panda/board.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
 #include <mach/gpio.h>
 #include <envfs.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 #include <i2c/i2c.h>
 #include <gpio.h>
 #include <led.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/pcm049/board.c b/arch/arm/boards/pcm049/board.c
index 680539a22..b0d689bf0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/pcm049/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/pcm049/board.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <mach/gpio.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc_nand.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
 #include <i2c/i2c.h>
 
 static int pcm049_console_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
index 234d689f9..7cf6ae863 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-l1/pca-a-l1.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc_nand.h>
 #include <mach/omap_hsmmc.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
 #include <mach/sdrc.h>
 #include <mach/omap3-silicon.h>
 #include <mach/sys_info.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-xl2/pca-a-xl2.c b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-xl2/pca-a-xl2.c
index be7060fdd..8f79d98fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-xl2/pca-a-xl2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phycard-a-xl2/pca-a-xl2.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <mach/gpio.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc_nand.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
 #include <mach/omap_hsmmc.h>
 #include <mach/omap4-devices.h>
 #include <i2c/i2c.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap/Makefile
index 38786b2bd..d9e00f77a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 #
-obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP) += syslib.o omap_devices.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP) += syslib.o omap_devices.o omap_generic.o
 pbl-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP) += syslib.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_CLOCK_SOURCE_S32K) += s32k_clksource.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_CLOCK_SOURCE_DMTIMER0) += dmtimer0.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_generic.c
index d3014c20b..059c55e3b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/am33xx_generic.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include <mach/am33xx-silicon.h>
 #include <mach/am33xx-clock.h>
 #include <mach/sys_info.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 #include <mach/am33xx-generic.h>
 
 void __noreturn reset_cpu(unsigned long addr)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/generic.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/generic.h
index c801a068e..edc4f1d3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/generic.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/generic.h
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#ifndef _MACH_GENERIC_H
+#define _MACH_GENERIC_H
 
 /* I2C controller revisions */
 #define OMAP_I2C_REV_2			0x20
@@ -24,3 +26,17 @@
 #else
 #define cpu_is_omap4xxx()	(0)
 #endif
+
+enum omap_boot_src {
+	OMAP_BOOTSRC_UNKNOWN,
+	OMAP_BOOTSRC_MMC1,
+	OMAP_BOOTSRC_NAND,
+	OMAP_BOOTSRC_SPI1,
+	OMAP_BOOTSRC_USB1,
+};
+
+enum omap_boot_src am33xx_bootsrc(void);
+enum omap_boot_src omap3_bootsrc(void);
+enum omap_boot_src omap4_bootsrc(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/xload.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/xload.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d63273526..000000000
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/include/mach/xload.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _MACH_XLOAD_H
-#define _MACH_XLOAD_H
-
-enum omap_boot_src {
-	OMAP_BOOTSRC_UNKNOWN,
-	OMAP_BOOTSRC_MMC1,
-	OMAP_BOOTSRC_NAND,
-	OMAP_BOOTSRC_SPI1,
-	OMAP_BOOTSRC_USB1,
-};
-
-enum omap_boot_src am33xx_bootsrc(void);
-enum omap_boot_src omap3_bootsrc(void);
-enum omap_boot_src omap4_bootsrc(void);
-
-#endif /* _MACH_XLOAD_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap3_generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap3_generic.c
index a21a938ef..10e03aec0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap3_generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap3_generic.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <mach/wdt.h>
 #include <mach/sys_info.h>
 #include <mach/syslib.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 
 /**
  * @brief Reset the CPU
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_generic.c
index 2a09eb635..e1edffa35 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_generic.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_generic.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <mach/omap4-silicon.h>
 #include <mach/omap4-mux.h>
 #include <mach/syslib.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 #include <mach/gpmc.h>
 #include <mach/gpio.h>
 #include <mach/omap4_rom_usb.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_rom_usb.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_rom_usb.c
index de35d61c1..31d93c34e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_rom_usb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap4_rom_usb.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <mach/omap4-silicon.h>
 #include <mach/omap4_rom_usb.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 #include <init.h>
 
 static struct omap4_usbboot omap4_usbboot_data;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2fd1d33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/omap_generic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2013 Teresa Gámez, Phytec Messtechnik GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+#include <common.h>
+#include <envfs.h>
+#include <init.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#include <fs.h>
+#include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
+
+enum omap_boot_src omap_bootsrc(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3)
+	return omap3_bootsrc();
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4)
+	return omap4_bootsrc();
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_AM33XX)
+	return am33xx_bootsrc();
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
index 41533a968..72aa3791e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap/xload.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <mach/xload.h>
+#include <mach/generic.h>
 #include <sizes.h>
 #include <filetype.h>
 
@@ -158,17 +158,6 @@ static void *omap4_xload_boot_usb(void){
 	return buf;
 }
 
-enum omap_boot_src omap_bootsrc(void)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3)
-	return omap3_bootsrc();
-#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4)
-	return omap4_bootsrc();
-#elif defined(CONFIG_ARCH_AM33XX)
-	return am33xx_bootsrc();
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * Replaces the default shell in xload configuration
  */