diff --git a/common/cmd_mp.c b/common/cmd_mp.c
index 71e430362fd456b25e3bedcdd52985bf5d1b9686..d78c20951ee34060a04af1acc1c7dbd7a83dc9f1 100644
--- a/common/cmd_mp.c
+++ b/common/cmd_mp.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ cpu_cmd(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 			cpu_reset(cpuid);
 		} else if (strncmp(argv[2], "status", 6) == 0) {
 			cpu_status(cpuid);
+		} else if (strncmp(argv[2], "disable", 7) == 0) {
+			return cpu_disable(cpuid);
 		} else {
 			cmd_usage(cmdtp);
 			return 1;
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"Multiprocessor CPU boot manipulation and release",
 	    "<num> reset                 - Reset cpu <num>\n"
 	"cpu <num> status                - Status of cpu <num>\n"
+	"cpu <num> disable               - Disable cpu <num>\n"
 	"cpu <num> release <addr> [args] - Release cpu <num> at <addr> with [args]"
 #ifdef CPU_ARCH_HELP
 	"\n"
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c b/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c
index 6530cb176b4564858ee83823ddc6812a8aaaf821..6ae7f0a72ca4903f0802a8d62b657679d226c2f4 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/mp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2008-2009 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2008-2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
  *
  * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
  * project.
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ int cpu_status(int nr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cpu_disable(int nr)
+{
+	/* dummy function so common/cmd_mp.c will build */
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static u8 boot_entry_map[4] = {
 	0,
 	BOOT_ENTRY_PIR,
diff --git a/cpu/mpc86xx/mp.c b/cpu/mpc86xx/mp.c
index 2940673c7c7bfc89ba6de040685781abe334c351..ecdf2fb389b9eea35cf1f98e8967082bbba61c3d 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc86xx/mp.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc86xx/mp.c
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2008-2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
@@ -24,6 +46,12 @@ int cpu_status(int nr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int cpu_disable(int nr)
+{
+	/* dummy function so common/cmd_mp.c will build */
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int cpu_release(int nr, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	/* dummy function so common/cmd_mp.c will build
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 391790a411b01c07b6bb546328ad0e24da27e597..81f2b59dea1559a7d2a030b475786b06187d4680 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ void show_boot_progress(int val);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MP
 int cpu_status(int nr);
 int cpu_reset(int nr);
+int cpu_disable(int nr);
 int cpu_release(int nr, int argc, char *argv[]);
 #endif