diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
index bb1c20298..8165aeabf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_LINUX)	+= armlinux.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTM)	+= bootm.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ)	+= bootz.o
 obj-y	+= div0.o
 obj-y	+= findbit.o
 obj-y	+= arm.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c b/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
index a37f7108a..bb4bcd3c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/armlinux.c
@@ -232,101 +232,6 @@ void start_linux(void *adr, int swap, struct image_data *data)
 	kernel(0, armlinux_architecture, armlinux_bootparams);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ
-struct zimage_header {
-	u32	unused[9];
-	u32	magic;
-	u32	start;
-	u32	end;
-};
-
-#define ZIMAGE_MAGIC 0x016F2818
-
-static int do_bootz(struct command *cmdtp, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	void (*theKernel)(int zero, int arch, void *params);
-	int fd, ret, swap = 0;
-	struct zimage_header header;
-	void *zimage;
-	u32 end;
-
-	if (argc != 2) {
-		barebox_cmd_usage(cmdtp);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		perror("open");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	ret = read(fd, &header, sizeof(header));
-	if (ret < sizeof(header)) {
-		printf("could not read %s\n", argv[1]);
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	switch (header.magic) {
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_ENDIANNESS_SWITCH
-	case swab32(ZIMAGE_MAGIC):
-		swap = 1;
-		/* fall through */
-#endif
-	case ZIMAGE_MAGIC:
-		break;
-	default:
-		printf("invalid magic 0x%08x\n", header.magic);
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	end = header.end;
-
-	if (swap)
-		end = swab32(end);
-
-	zimage = xmalloc(end);
-	memcpy(zimage, &header, sizeof(header));
-
-	ret = read(fd, zimage + sizeof(header), end - sizeof(header));
-	if (ret < end - sizeof(header)) {
-		printf("could not read %s\n", argv[1]);
-		goto err_out1;
-	}
-
-	if (swap) {
-		void *ptr;
-		for (ptr = zimage; ptr < zimage + end; ptr += 4)
-			*(u32 *)ptr = swab32(*(u32 *)ptr);
-	}
-
-	theKernel = zimage;
-
-	printf("loaded zImage from %s with size %d\n", argv[1], end);
-
-	start_linux(theKernel, swap, NULL);
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_out1:
-	free(zimage);
-err_out:
-	close(fd);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-static const __maybe_unused char cmd_bootz_help[] =
-"Usage: bootz [FILE]\n"
-"Boot a Linux zImage\n";
-
-BAREBOX_CMD_START(bootz)
-	.cmd            = do_bootz,
-	.usage          = "bootz - start a zImage",
-	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_bootz_help)
-BAREBOX_CMD_END
-#endif /* CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_BOOTU
 static int do_bootu(struct command *cmdtp, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/bootz.c b/arch/arm/lib/bootz.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd8f4958f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/bootz.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <fs.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <asm/armlinux.h>
+#include <asm/system.h>
+
+struct zimage_header {
+	u32	unused[9];
+	u32	magic;
+	u32	start;
+	u32	end;
+};
+
+#define ZIMAGE_MAGIC 0x016F2818
+
+static int do_bootz(struct command *cmdtp, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int fd, ret, swap = 0;
+	struct zimage_header header;
+	void *zimage;
+	u32 end;
+
+	if (argc != 2) {
+		barebox_cmd_usage(cmdtp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		perror("open");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	ret = read(fd, &header, sizeof(header));
+	if (ret < sizeof(header)) {
+		printf("could not read %s\n", argv[1]);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	switch (header.magic) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_ENDIANNESS_SWITCH
+	case swab32(ZIMAGE_MAGIC):
+		swap = 1;
+		/* fall through */
+#endif
+	case ZIMAGE_MAGIC:
+		break;
+	default:
+		printf("invalid magic 0x%08x\n", header.magic);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
+	end = header.end;
+
+	if (swap)
+		end = swab32(end);
+
+	zimage = xmalloc(end);
+	memcpy(zimage, &header, sizeof(header));
+
+	ret = read(fd, zimage + sizeof(header), end - sizeof(header));
+	if (ret < end - sizeof(header)) {
+		printf("could not read %s\n", argv[1]);
+		goto err_out1;
+	}
+
+	if (swap) {
+		void *ptr;
+		for (ptr = zimage; ptr < zimage + end; ptr += 4)
+			*(u32 *)ptr = swab32(*(u32 *)ptr);
+	}
+
+	printf("loaded zImage from %s with size %d\n", argv[1], end);
+
+	start_linux(zimage, swap, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_out1:
+	free(zimage);
+err_out:
+	close(fd);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static const __maybe_unused char cmd_bootz_help[] =
+"Usage: bootz [FILE]\n"
+"Boot a Linux zImage\n";
+
+BAREBOX_CMD_START(bootz)
+	.cmd            = do_bootz,
+	.usage          = "bootz - start a zImage",
+	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_bootz_help)
+BAREBOX_CMD_END
+