diff --git a/common/spl/Kconfig b/common/spl/Kconfig
index 259f96607eab1920cf8dff6aa906ad78e5ec9bdf..431710a93bd98a2af525c70bb2651950a7318f56 100644
--- a/common/spl/Kconfig
+++ b/common/spl/Kconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ config SPL_BOOTROM_SUPPORT
 	  BOOT_DEVICE_BOOTROM (or fall-through to the next boot device in the
 	  boot device list, if not implemented for a given board)
 
+config SPL_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
+	bool "Support bootcount in SPL"
+	depends on SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
+	help
+	  On some boards, which use 'falcon' mode, it is necessary to check
+	  and increment the number of boot attempts. Such boards do not
+	  use proper U-Boot for normal boot flow and hence needs those
+	  adjustments to be done in the SPL.
+
 config SPL_RAW_IMAGE_SUPPORT
 	bool "Support SPL loading and booting of RAW images"
 	default n if (ARCH_MX6 && (SPL_MMC_SUPPORT || SPL_SATA_SUPPORT))
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index edbcadf99ba0068cf7c3571d7c82a220771a170e..b3f1b600a558cef08d1f750c1b42b27a6bb9ad51 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)TIMER) += timer/
 ifndef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT) += bootcount/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_CPU_SUPPORT) += cpu/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_CRYPTO_SUPPORT) += crypto/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPL_GPIO_SUPPORT) += gpio/