diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/init.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/init.c
index e5dbd93c3b..036ebb2f17 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/init.c
@@ -115,3 +115,15 @@ void boot_mode_apply(unsigned cfg_val)
 	writel(reg, &psrc->gpr10);
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6)
+u32 imx6_src_get_boot_mode(void)
+{
+	struct src *psrc = (struct src *)SRC_BASE_ADDR;
+
+	if (imx6_is_bmode_from_gpr9())
+		return readl(&psrc->gpr9);
+	else
+		return readl(&psrc->sbmr1);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/spl.c b/arch/arm/imx-common/spl.c
index 46325ec344..6c20f28e10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/spl.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
+#include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/spl.h>
 #include <spl.h>
 #include <asm/imx-common/hab.h>
@@ -19,9 +20,8 @@
 u32 spl_boot_device(void)
 {
 	struct src *psrc = (struct src *)SRC_BASE_ADDR;
-	unsigned int gpr10_boot = readl(&psrc->gpr10) & (1 << 28);
-	unsigned reg = gpr10_boot ? readl(&psrc->gpr9) : readl(&psrc->sbmr1);
 	unsigned int bmode = readl(&psrc->sbmr2);
+	u32 reg = imx6_src_get_boot_mode();
 
 	/*
 	 * Check for BMODE if serial downloader is enabled
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
index 732b6922de..631ccc50ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/imx-common/sys_proto.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #ifndef _SYS_PROTO_H_
 #define _SYS_PROTO_H_
 
+#include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/imx-common/regs-common.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include "../arch-imx/cpu.h"
@@ -40,6 +41,19 @@
 
 #define is_mx7ulp() (is_cpu_type(MXC_CPU_MX7ULP))
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MX6
+#define IMX6_SRC_GPR10_BMODE		BIT(28)
+
+static inline u8 imx6_is_bmode_from_gpr9(void)
+{
+	struct src *psrc = (struct src *)SRC_BASE_ADDR;
+
+	return readl(&psrc->gpr10) & IMX6_SRC_GPR10_BMODE;
+}
+
+u32 imx6_src_get_boot_mode(void);
+#endif /* CONFIG_MX6 */
+
 u32 get_nr_cpus(void);
 u32 get_cpu_rev(void);
 u32 get_cpu_speed_grade_hz(void);