diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/armv7/sama5d2_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/armv7/sama5d2_devices.c
index 6432f66c82..59a0c44913 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/armv7/sama5d2_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/armv7/sama5d2_devices.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/clk.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sama5d2.h>
 
-int cpu_is_sama5d2(void)
+int _cpu_is_sama5d2(void)
 {
 	unsigned int chip_id = get_chip_id();
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/sama5d2.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/sama5d2.h
index 37806cbf34..c7d9bb5ad3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/sama5d2.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/sama5d2.h
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 #define ARCH_EXID_SAMA5D27C_D1G		0x00000033
 #define ARCH_EXID_SAMA5D28C_D1G		0x00000013
 
+/* Checked if defined in ethernet driver macb */
+#define cpu_is_sama5d2	_cpu_is_sama5d2
+
 /* PIT Timer(PIT_PIIR) */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_TIMER_COUNTER	0xf804803c
 
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 unsigned int get_chip_id(void);
 unsigned int get_extension_chip_id(void);
-int cpu_is_sama5d2(void);
+int _cpu_is_sama5d2(void);
 unsigned int has_lcdc(void);
 char *get_cpu_name(void);
 #endif