diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
index d2057cb738..13ea4aba8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-rockchip/cru.h
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ enum {
 
 #define MHz		1000000
 
+char *get_reset_cause(void);
+
 #endif /* _ROCKCHIP_CLOCK_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
index 5b38526fe0..121f23a563 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Makefile
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)$(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),)
 # we can have the preprocessor correctly recognise both 0x0 and 0
 # meaning "turn it off".
 obj-y += boot_mode.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO) += cpu-info.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_COMMON_BOARD) += board.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R) += misc.o
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),)
+obj-$(CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO) += cpu-info.o
+endif
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)RAM) += sdram.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKCHIP_PX30) += px30/
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
index bb5a198039..d0f030109f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/cpu-info.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch-rockchip/hardware.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
-static char *get_reset_cause(void)
+char *get_reset_cause(void)
 {
 	struct rockchip_cru *cru = rockchip_get_cru();
 	char *cause = NULL;
@@ -41,21 +41,25 @@ static char *get_reset_cause(void)
 		cause = "unknown reset";
 	}
 
+	return cause;
+}
+
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DISPLAY_CPUINFO)
+int print_cpuinfo(void)
+{
+	char *cause = get_reset_cause();
+
+	printf("SoC: Rockchip %s\n", CONFIG_SYS_SOC);
+	printf("Reset cause: %s\n", cause);
+
 	/**
 	 * reset_reason env is used by rk3288, due to special use case
 	 * to figure it the boot behavior. so keep this as it is.
 	 */
 	env_set("reset_reason", cause);
 
-	return cause;
-}
-
-int print_cpuinfo(void)
-{
-	printf("SoC: Rockchip %s\n", CONFIG_SYS_SOC);
-	printf("Reset cause: %s\n", get_reset_cause());
-
 	/* TODO print operating temparature and clock */
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif