diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 2065b6d807..cec7666b44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ SOBJS-y	+= ppcstring.o
 SOBJS-y	+= ticks.o
 SOBJS-y	+= reloc.o
 
-COBJS-y	+= bat_rw.o
+COBJS-$(CONFIG_BAT_RW) += bat_rw.o
 COBJS-y	+= board.o
 COBJS-y	+= bootm.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT) += bootcount.o
diff --git a/include/configs/Alaska8220.h b/include/configs/Alaska8220.h
index 576aa74062..85b68be544 100644
--- a/include/configs/Alaska8220.h
+++ b/include/configs/Alaska8220.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_MPC8220		1
 #define CONFIG_ALASKA8220	1	/* ... on Alaska board	*/
 
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported */
 
 /* Input clock running at 30Mhz, read Hid1 for the CPU multiplier to
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8610HPCD.h b/include/configs/MPC8610HPCD.h
index 645d947a5d..2b7b8b54ba 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8610HPCD.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8610HPCD.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE
 #define CONFIG_INTERRUPTS		/* enable pci, srio, ddr interrupts */
 
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported & enabled */
 #define CONFIG_ALTIVEC		1
 
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
index 3b80d14e98..d92b12df74 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_TSEC_ENET		/* tsec ethernet support */
 #define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE
 
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported and enabled */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NUM_ADDR_MAP 8	/* Number of addr map slots = 8 dbats */
 
diff --git a/include/configs/XPEDITE5170.h b/include/configs/XPEDITE5170.h
index 8770a8dab9..306baeda9d 100644
--- a/include/configs/XPEDITE5170.h
+++ b/include/configs/XPEDITE5170.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_BOARD_NAME	"XPedite5170"
 #define CONFIG_LINUX_RESET_VEC	0x100	/* Reset vector used by Linux */
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_R	/* Call board_pre_init */
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported and enabled */
 #define CONFIG_ALTIVEC		1
 
diff --git a/include/configs/Yukon8220.h b/include/configs/Yukon8220.h
index c439068f53..8ec6c84eb3 100644
--- a/include/configs/Yukon8220.h
+++ b/include/configs/Yukon8220.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_MPC8220		1
 #define CONFIG_YUKON8220	1	/* ... on Yukon board	*/
 
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported */
 
 /* Input clock running at 30Mhz, read Hid1 for the CPU multiplier to
diff --git a/include/configs/sbc8641d.h b/include/configs/sbc8641d.h
index a7831c0545..490d4f548d 100644
--- a/include/configs/sbc8641d.h
+++ b/include/configs/sbc8641d.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_TSEC_ENET		/* tsec ethernet support */
 #define CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE
 
+#define CONFIG_BAT_RW		1	/* Use common BAT rw code */
 #define CONFIG_HIGH_BATS	1	/* High BATs supported and enabled */
 
 #undef CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM		/* Do not use SPD EEPROM for DDR setup*/