HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB := $(shell [ -f $(SRCTREE)/board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makefile ] \
                        && echo y || echo n)
 
-START := $(CPUDIR)/start.o
+ifdef  CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH
+START_PATH := $(subst ",,$(CONFIG_SPL_START_S_PATH))
+else
+START_PATH := $(CPUDIR)
+endif
+
+START := $(START_PATH)/start.o
 
 LIBS-y += arch/$(ARCH)/lib/lib$(ARCH).o
 LIBS-y += $(CPUDIR)/lib$(CPU).o
        $(GEN_UBOOT)
 
 $(START):      depend
-       $(MAKE) -C $(SRCTREE)/$(CPUDIR) $@
+       $(MAKE) -C $(SRCTREE)/$(START_PATH) $@
 
 $(LIBS):       depend
        $(MAKE) -C $(SRCTREE)$(dir $(subst $(SPLTREE),,$@))