diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mpu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mpu.h
index bd48c0cb544e..001483465aa4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mpu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mpu.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 /* Maximum number of regions Linux is interested in */
 #define MPU_MAX_REGIONS		16
 
+#define MPU_DATA_SIDE		0
+#define MPU_INSTR_SIDE		1
+
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 struct mpu_rgn {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S b/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
index 06ba9c8e62be..659912c49571 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 #include <asm/assembler.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <asm/memory.h>
 #include <asm/cp15.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 #include <asm/v7m.h>
+#include <asm/mpu.h>
 
 /*
  * Kernel startup entry point.
@@ -63,6 +65,17 @@ ENTRY(stext)
 	movs	r10, r5				@ invalid processor (r5=0)?
 	beq	__error_p				@ yes, error 'p'
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MPU
+	/* Calculate the size of a region covering just the kernel */
+	ldr	r5, =PHYS_OFFSET		@ Region start: PHYS_OFFSET
+	ldr     r6, =(_end)			@ Cover whole kernel
+	sub	r6, r6, r5			@ Minimum size of region to map
+	clz	r6, r6				@ Region size must be 2^N...
+	rsb	r6, r6, #31			@ ...so round up region size
+	lsl	r6, r6, #MPU_RSR_SZ		@ Put size in right field
+	orr	r6, r6, #(1 << MPU_RSR_EN)	@ Set region enabled bit
+	bl	__setup_mpu
+#endif
 	ldr	r13, =__mmap_switched		@ address to jump to after
 						@ initialising sctlr
 	adr	lr, BSYM(1f)			@ return (PIC) address
@@ -147,4 +160,78 @@ __after_proc_init:
 ENDPROC(__after_proc_init)
 	.ltorg
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MPU
+
+
+/* Set which MPU region should be programmed */
+.macro set_region_nr tmp, rgnr
+	mov	\tmp, \rgnr			@ Use static region numbers
+	mcr	p15, 0, \tmp, c6, c2, 0		@ Write RGNR
+.endm
+
+/* Setup a single MPU region, either D or I side (D-side for unified) */
+.macro setup_region bar, acr, sr, side = MPU_DATA_SIDE
+	mcr	p15, 0, \bar, c6, c1, (0 + \side)	@ I/DRBAR
+	mcr	p15, 0, \acr, c6, c1, (4 + \side)	@ I/DRACR
+	mcr	p15, 0, \sr, c6, c1, (2 + \side)		@ I/DRSR
+.endm
+
+/*
+ * Setup the MPU and initial MPU Regions. We create the following regions:
+ * Region 0: Use this for probing the MPU details, so leave disabled.
+ * Region 1: Background region - covers the whole of RAM as strongly ordered
+ * Region 2: Normal, Shared, cacheable for RAM. From PHYS_OFFSET, size from r6
+ *
+ * r6: Value to be written to DRSR (and IRSR if required) for MPU_RAM_REGION
+*/
+
+ENTRY(__setup_mpu)
+
+	/* Probe for v7 PMSA compliance */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c0, c1, 4		@ Read ID_MMFR0
+	and	r0, r0, #(MMFR0_PMSA)		@ PMSA field
+	teq	r0, #(MMFR0_PMSAv7)		@ PMSA v7
+	bne	__error_p			@ Fail: ARM_MPU on NOT v7 PMSA
+
+	/* Determine whether the D/I-side memory map is unified. We set the
+	 * flags here and continue to use them for the rest of this function */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c0, c0, 4		@ MPUIR
+	ands	r5, r0, #MPUIR_DREGION_SZMASK	@ 0 size d region => No MPU
+	beq	__error_p			@ Fail: ARM_MPU and no MPU
+	tst	r0, #MPUIR_nU			@ MPUIR_nU = 0 for unified
+
+	/* Setup second region first to free up r6 */
+	set_region_nr r0, #MPU_RAM_REGION
+	isb
+	/* Full access from PL0, PL1, shared for CONFIG_SMP, cacheable */
+	ldr	r0, =PHYS_OFFSET		@ RAM starts at PHYS_OFFSET
+	ldr	r5,=(MPU_AP_PL1RW_PL0RW | MPU_RGN_NORMAL)
+
+	setup_region r0, r5, r6, MPU_DATA_SIDE	@ PHYS_OFFSET, shared, enabled
+	beq	1f				@ Memory-map not unified
+	setup_region r0, r5, r6, MPU_INSTR_SIDE @ PHYS_OFFSET, shared, enabled
+1:	isb
+
+	/* First/background region */
+	set_region_nr r0, #MPU_BG_REGION
+	isb
+	/* Execute Never,  strongly ordered, inaccessible to PL0, rw PL1  */
+	mov	r0, #0				@ BG region starts at 0x0
+	ldr	r5,=(MPU_ACR_XN | MPU_RGN_STRONGLY_ORDERED | MPU_AP_PL1RW_PL0NA)
+	mov	r6, #MPU_RSR_ALL_MEM		@ 4GB region, enabled
+
+	setup_region r0, r5, r6, MPU_DATA_SIDE	@ 0x0, BG region, enabled
+	beq	2f				@ Memory-map not unified
+	setup_region r0, r5, r6, MPU_INSTR_SIDE @ 0x0, BG region, enabled
+2:	isb
+
+	/* Enable the MPU */
+	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0		@ Read SCTLR
+	bic     r0, r0, #CR_BR			@ Disable the 'default mem-map'
+	orr	r0, r0, #CR_M			@ Set SCTRL.M (MPU on)
+	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0		@ Enable MPU
+	isb
+	mov pc,lr
+ENDPROC(__setup_mpu)
+#endif
 #include "head-common.S"